Meta’s Twitter alternative to be out soon
Theads to be out soon: Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is all set to launch an app titled 'Threads' aimed at being an alternative to Twitter.
As per the sources, the app is expected to launch on July 6 and will be available to download for users.
According to the sources, ‘Threads’ will be linked to Instagram and could have a leg up on Twitter, since it directly imports a user's Instagram followers and following lists.
Instead of rebuilding a community from scratch, Threads users will already have their existing Instagram circles there from the get-go.
The App Store description read, "Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what'll be trending tomorrow. Whatever it is you're interested in, you can follow and connect directly with your favorite creators and others who love the same things -- or build a loyal following of your own to share your ideas, opinions and creativity with the world."
The App Store pictures also reveal that you may choose who can comment to your posts: everyone, individuals you follow, or only those named in the post.
The app's goal is to bring together communities to debate various subjects and connect with favourite creators.
Threads, which blends Instagram and Twitter aspects, is likely to draw both existing Instagram users and new people when it launches.
Twitter has blocked unregistered users from being able to see tweets and implemented rate limits for those who are logged in that could block you after reading hundreds or thousands of posts in a day.
The company is also introducing big modifications to TweetDeck, a tool used by many journalists and social media professionals, just as the app began to malfunction, allegedly due to scrapers scouring the web for data to feed AI models. TweetDeck is set to become a paid feature in roughly a month.
- ANI
