Instagram's new text-based social network, Threads, has gained over 30 million signups within 16 hours of its launch, surpassing Temu as the top free app on the Apple App Store. Threads officially launched on Wednesday, gaining 2 million sign-ups within the first two hours and 10 million within seven hours of its release. Developed by Meta, Threads aims to compete with Twitter. Users can post text-based messages called "threads" with a 500-character limit. - The app features a scrolling feed where users can engage with threads by liking, replying, reposting, or quoting them.
- They can tag specific users using the @ symbol and control who can reply to their thread. The app supports photos and videos.
- Currently, Threads lacks features such as direct messaging, chronological feed, paid ads, hashtags, and a desktop website.
- It will soon incorporate ActivityPub, the open-source protocol fueling Mastodon and other decentralized services.
While other Twitter alternatives have emerged, Threads benefits from its integration with Instagram, allowing allows users to log in with their Instagram accounts and leverage the app's infrastructure. - However, deleting a Threads account would require deleting the associated Instagram account as well.
- Threads is now available on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store in over 100 countries, with plans for web accessibility. It won't launch immediately in the European Union due to regulatory uncertainty.
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