Threads, a social networking app from Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will go live on Thursday.
The text-based software is being positioned as a competitor to Twitter.
“Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow,” says the app’s description.
Screenshots of the app reveal a layout similar to Twitter.
When someone creates a “thread,” they have the choice to heart, remark on, or share it. Users will also be able to restrict who can see a thread.
Users who search for the Threads app in the App Store ahead of Thursday will not find it. They can, however, search for “threads” on Instagram.
An “admit one” ticket will appear, directing users to a new screen.
After that, users will see a ticket with their username and the time when the software will be accessible for download. By tapping the “Get Threads” option, users will be brought to the software Store, where they may choose to have the software downloaded automatically on Thursday.
Threads has joined the crowded social media environment as Twitter faces significant changes.
Elon Musk paid $44 billion for Twitter in 2022, saying that he wants Twitter to be a place where free expression may flourish.
He has, however, been chastised for promoting conspiracy theories and what some consider hate speech. Users have also expressed dissatisfaction with service interruptions.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wanted to launch his presidential campaign on Twitter in May, but the announcement was hampered by technological difficulties. Users were notified on Saturday that they had surpassed their rate limit.
Musk stated that Twitter set a limit on the number of tweets a user can see in a day to “address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation.”
It remains to be seen whether Threads is a serious danger to Twitter. Twitter is said to have 372 million users. Instagram has around 2 billion active users, which will presumably be linked to Threads.