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[ManaByte]

Meta’s Twitter rival 'Threads' will launch this week. Here's what you need to know

An Apple App Store listing suggests Threads users will be able to use their Instagram handles and easily port followers over.

www.forbes.com.au

Based on the App Store listing, it just uses your existing Instagram account. That immediately gives it a massive user base, which all other Twitter clones lack.

 

[Kurotri]

It won't be a real competitor unless they allow porn.

 

[ManaByte]

It won't be a real competitor unless they allow porn.

People will be able to use this app. Even those who pay for Twitter can’t use it anymore.

 

[Spaceman292]

There must be some insider trading going on, timing this with the 600 tweet limit thing.

 

[Kurotri]

People will be able to use this app. Even those who pay for Twitter can’t use it anymore.

What do you mean? Sounds like I'm out of the loop..I'm using it fine and haven't paid a dime.

 

[ManaByte]

What do you mean? Sounds like I'm out of the loop..I'm using it fine and haven't paid a dime.

Twitter stops working for you after you’ve viewed a certain number of Tweets each day.

 

[murmulis]

It won't be a real competitor unless they allow porn.

Instagram already allows softcore porn/erotica.

 

[Kurotri]

Twitter stops working for you after you’ve viewed a certain number of Tweets each day.

Huh, I thought that was already gone? I'm on there daily and haven't had that happen except on the day Elon tweeted about it.

 

[Stitch]

Instagram already allows softcore porn/erotica.

Yeah.. that's only softcore porn if you live in places like Pakistan

Huh, I thought that was already gone? I'm on there daily and haven't had that happen except on the day Elon tweeted about it.

It's still there but the limits are much higher.

Also this Threads thing isn't coming to Europe

Meta's Twitter rival Threads won't initially launch in the EU

Meta's rival to Twitter called Threads, an Instagram app is set to launch tomorrow in the US and UK, but it may not come to the rest of Europe anytime soon.

www.engadget.com

 

[Kurotri]

Yeah.. that's only softcore porn if you live in places like Pakistan

It's still there but the limits are much higher.

Also this Threads thing isn't coming to Europe

Meta's Twitter rival Threads won't initially launch in the EU

Meta's rival to Twitter called Threads, an Instagram app is set to launch tomorrow in the US and UK, but it may not come to the rest of Europe anytime soon.

www.engadget.com

No Europe? That's tough lol

 

[ManaByte]

No Europe? That's tough lol

Not initially due to some regulation in Ireland.

 

[FunkMiller]

This sounds like the first actual potential rival to Twitter.

 

[nightmare-slain]

I ain't going near that fucking thing even if you paid me. Fuck Facebook, Fuck Instagram, Fuck WhatsApp, Fuck Threads, Fuck Zuck.

 

[Trunx81]

This will end well.

 

[nightmare-slain]

Data Linked to You​

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

• Health & Fitness
• Purchases
• Financial Info
• Location
• Contact Info
• Contacts
• User Content
• Search History
• Browsing History
• Identifiers
• Usage Data
• Sensitive Info
• Diagnostics
• Other Data

(not saying Twitter is not collecting your data but META overall are far worse across all their apps)

 

[Kilau]

Huh, I thought that was already gone? I'm on there daily and haven't had that happen except on the day Elon tweeted about it.

I never experienced the rate limit either, even on the day of the big melt down.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Also this Threads thing isn't coming to Europe

Meta's Twitter rival Threads won't initially launch in the EU

Meta's rival to Twitter called Threads, an Instagram app is set to launch tomorrow in the US and UK, but it may not come to the rest of Europe anytime soon.

www.engadget.com

 

[JCK75]

I've had my account locked on Facebook numerous times for posting the most innocent of memes.. If there's any company that's not going to replace Twitter... It's meta

 

[SlimySnake]

Threads is a very generic name for a company that literally spends hundreds of millions of dollars on marketing.

Just shows that facebook is a company that just doesnt get it.

 

[Denton]

great name

 

[blastprocessor]

Very happy META shareholder.

 

[nightmare-slain]

great name

terrifying movie. people should give it a watch.

 

[Vicetrailia]

It won't be a real competitor unless they allow porn.

Porn on an app is overrated because everyone just links to a place where they can do true porn. Instagram/TikTok/Threads/Twitter/etc is all just about funneling.

I also saw that verification on Instagram is $15 a month, fucking ridiculous.

 

[ManaByte]

It now launches tonight.

Threads

Say more with Threads — Instagram's new text app.

www.threads.net

 

[DKehoe]

Whatever you think about Twitter (either in general or how it’s been run recently) it would be bad for Meta to own Facebook, Instagram and a replacement for Twitter.

 

[thefool]

People use IG to look at each others asses, flirt and take a shot.
Reading what they think about stuff is kind of a deal-breaker in this simple relation between users.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Feel free to follow me .@Zuck

 

[dorkimoe]

App is beautiful however of course the home feed is just full of influencers. I’m just hiding them all. They need trending topics and a few other features but at this point twitter wasn’t providing any value with news anymore

 

[MaestroMike]

Downloaded/installed it kinda confusing lol gotta play around with it a bit

 

[dem]

App seems to work smooth..

But not sure why they would release without trending lists

Not even sure you can search for words

Kind of missing the mark for function..

 

[MaestroMike]

Lawrence Kenshin (@strikingbreakdowns) on Threads

Threads is brilliant. Twitter is done. Elon to be KO by Zuck too 😃

www.threads.net

Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck) on Threads

We're only in the opening moments of the first round here...

www.threads.net

 

[ManaByte]

There are already more big brands on this than any of the other big Twitter replacements.

 

[ManaByte]

PlayStation (@playstation) on Threads

🤖👋

www.threads.net

 

[ManaByte]

2 million sign ups in 2 hours.

Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck) on Threads

Threads just passed 2 million sign ups in the first two hours.

www.threads.net

Twitter is dead.

 

[AJUMP23]

Let’s not over react.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Twitter twat itself.

 

[BadBurger]

From what I can gather on Bluesky, the timeline on Threads is a mess. I was going to check it out but I see it's only functioning on the phone app. Which means as soon as you log in Meta will be able to scrub your phone's metadata and trivially tell exactly who you are and your identities and such on other apps you use on your phone. So I'll just wait until they enable federation and access it via a different client.

Besides, the screenshots I saw of the content there just seems to be brands circle jerking and the kinds of users who pay for blue checks on Twitter. I won't be missing out.

 

[Alex Anderson]

Name sucks

 

[Yoda]

Launch has gone quite nicely, 2M signups (mostly ppl with pre-existing IG accounts) so far.

 

[Lasha]

From what I can gather on Bluesky, the timeline on Threads is a mess. I was going to check it out but I see it's only functioning on the phone app. Which means as soon as you log in Meta will be able to scrub your phone's metadata and trivially tell exactly who you are and your identities and such on other apps you use on your phone. So I'll just wait until they enable federation and access it via a different client.

Besides, the screenshots I saw of the content there just seems to be brands circle jerking and the kinds of users who pay for blue checks on Twitter. I won't be missing out.

why are you so obsessed with bluesky? i read their docs earlier this year and it still has the issue of how to handle global views. The BGS is just like a really big node and it doesnt take away the retention and performance costs of its PDS. Has something changed?

 

[Apocryphon]

Whatever you think about Twitter (either in general or how it’s been run recently) it would be bad for Meta to own Facebook, Instagram and a replacement for Twitter.

Would it be considered a monopoly?

Either way, I’m not on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, and I won’t be on this drivel either. Fuck the lot of them

 

[dem]

Sad to say… Threads is WAY too basic to compete with Twitter right now.

 

[BadBurger]

Would it be considered a monopoly?

I doubt it since Threads is going to be decentralized, a part of the Fediverse. They're going to start using the ActivityPub protocol at first. So people won't be forced to use Meta's website or app to engage with it. One will be able to use something like Mastodon (and later Bluesky and even Tumblr) and so long as their instance is connected to Threads, be able to follow specific users on the platform.

Just one of the strengths of decentralized social media. Including privacy, since none of your personal info will be shared between platforms, and you won't be subjected to whatever the foreign instances timeline and algorithms are - you'll only see the content from the specific users you follow. All good stuff.

 

[EviLore]

Top tier content so far.

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

 

[Laieon]

Top tier content so far.

I was in London last week and hurt my back sleeping in a hostel bed, so I can't say I don't understand.

 

[BadBurger]

The Fourtwitter Tournament has begun

 

[EviLore]

I was in London last week and hurt my back sleeping in a hostel bed, so I can't say I don't understand.

Extra tiny rooms in those London hostels!

 

[eddie4]

Cool, so another platform for OF promotions.

 

[mortal]

Man, this thing is lean.