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cross-posting

American  
[kraws-poh-sting, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌpoʊ stɪŋ, ˈkrɒs- /
Or crossposting

noun

Digital Technology.
  1. the act of posting the same message to two or more message boards or electronic mailing lists at the same time.


Etymology

Origin of cross-posting

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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It also has been cross-posting on Meta’s other popular platforms Instagram and Facebook in an effort to attract new users.

From Washington Times Oct. 26, 2023

“We know that people enjoy cross-posting content to easily share with their friends and followers across our apps,” a spokeswoman for Meta, which also owns WhatsApp and Messenger, said in a statement.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2023

They maximize engagement by cross-posting screenshots of tweets to Instagram, making memes out of Fox News videos and promoting their brands by appearing on Newsmax.

From Seattle Times Jun. 19, 2022

Reels launched in August 2020, and Instagram has aggressively pushed forward with them, giving them a central spot in the app’s navigation, starting to sell ads, and cross-posting them into Facebook’s News Feed.

From The Verge Oct. 5, 2021

All those readers, growing month by month, Linking and cross-posting, knowing so much more than she did; they had always frightened and exhilarated her.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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