Mark Zuckerberg‘s Instagram Threads made its grand debut on Wednesday, poised to become a formidable competitor to Twitter. With over 10 million users already onboard, Threads is being hailed as Elon Musk’s Twitter’s biggest rival, amidst the emergence of various potential contenders.
The app was made available for download on both Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries at 23:00 GMT on Wednesday. Notably, Threads is currently free of advertisements, a refreshing departure from the norm.
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Positioned as a clear offshoot of Instagram, Threads capitalizes on its built-in audience of more than two billion users, sparing the new platform the daunting task of starting from scratch.
Here are the 10 Things You Need to Know About the Twitter Rival App, Threads:
1. Threads bears a striking resemblance to Twitter in many aspects. Users can share predominantly text-based messages on a scrolling feed, allowing their followers and those they follow to engage in conversations. Photos and videos can also be shared on the app.
2. The app is available for free download from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play store in the United States and approximately 100 other countries, with plans for further expansion.
3. Threads seamlessly integrates with other platforms, appealing to creators and influencers who wish to avoid the hassle of building a following from scratch on each app.
4. Positioned as a platform for real-time, public conversations, Thread enables users to engage with one another directly.
5. Threads facilitates the seamless transfer of users’ existing Instagram followers and their following lists, eliminating the need to build a community anew.
6. Users can craft posts of up to 500 characters, which can include links, photos, and videos up to 5 minutes in length.
7. It enables users to connect and follow their favorite creators and like-minded individuals, fostering a loyal following for sharing ideas, opinions, and creativity with the world.
8. Threads shares a close connection with Instagram and is expected to feature similar character limits, such as 125 caption characters, 150 characters for bios, and 30 characters for usernames.
9. It is likely that Threads will not impose reading limits, but instead, implement action limits of 500 actions per day, encompassing actions like following, unfollowing, and liking.
10. The app’s privacy policy, as disclosed in the app store, states that Threads may collect user data across various categories, including health and fitness, financial information, contact details, search history, and purchases, among others.
