As billionaire Elon Musk’s clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation.

A technical issue had caused widespread login issues for more than an hour across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.

Users reported being locked out of their Facebook accounts and feeds on the platform as well as Threads and Instagram were not refreshing. WhatsApp, which is also owned by Meta, appeared unaffected.

Facebook parent Meta has posted sharply higher earnings for the third quarter, boosted by an increase in advertising revenue and lower expenses after it laid off thousands of workers.

Threads users, get happy – you will finally be able to use the social media platform without an app.

Threads, the simple, bare-bones text-based social network created by Facebook owner Meta, burst onto the scene during a particularly bad week for the rival then still known as Twitter.

Elon Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is still down sharply and the social media company is carrying heavy debt.

Celebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Meta’s freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Musk’s raucous oversight of that platform since acquiring it last year.

In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app, Threads.

Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new text-based app called Threads.

Threads, Meta’s text-based app seemingly built to rival Twitter, is live.

Ever since Elon Must bought Twitter, millions of users have complained about.

Millions of people have quickly signed up to Meta’s new app, Threads, as it aims to compete with Twitter.

Meta is poised to launch a new app that appears to mimic Twitter, marking a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk.

The latest example: a new camera-focused app for messaging close friends -- which reads like a product description for rival Snapchat. While the Threads app offers its own inbox for messages, you'll still be able to read and respond to your close friends in the primary Instagram app. The app pulls in your Close Friends list on Instagram, a feature that lets you pick which friends you want to share Stories with. Like on Instagram (and Snapchat), Threads users can message close friends and send them disappearing photos and videos. "The reason we did this is because Instagram messaging, Stories and Close Friends are really successful," he told CNN Business.