🍪 Why Meta copies everything

Credit: The Verge

Happy Thursday, friends! It’s officially the second half of 2022.

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In the oven this week:

• 👯 Why Meta copies everything
• 🍪 5 bite-sized cookies and a very important poll
• 💭 How to remember stuff you learn
• 😂 Snickerdoodles — memes for the weekend

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WHY META COPIES EVERYTHING

This week, Meta found its next target to copy: Discord.

Apparently, Facebook groups are getting channels. At this point, they don’t even try to hide the resemblance — they’ve used the same purple branding and a gaming example in their press release.

But this is just one of many copycat moves Meta has made over the years. Let’s take a quick stroll down memory lane:

• Discord = Channels in FB Groups
• Tiktok short form video and editor = IG Reels and remix
• Snapchat Stories = IG Stories
• Twitch = FB gaming
• Clubhouse = FB live audio
• Periscope = FB live video
• Myspace = FB