Tag: META

Meta is set to release a rival to Twitter this week, a social media app called Threads it describes as "Instagram's text-based conversation app."The new service is available for pre-order in Apple's App Store, which states it will officially be released on July 6. However, a countdown clock from Meta jumped forward and now states that the app will be available at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on July 5, instead of its previous release date of July 6 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.Threads may have a similar appearance to Twitter, with screenshots of the service showing messages with replies from other users. One screenshot of the app indicates that Instagram users will be able to immediately click to follow the same accounts on Threads, which could help users quickly build large follower bases.  ...

Meta is set to release a rival to Twitter on Thursday, a social media app called Threads it describes as "Instagram's text-based conversation app."The new service, which is available for pre-order in Apple's App Store and will be released on July 6, has a similar appearance to Twitter, with screenshots of the service showing messages with replies from other users. One screenshot of the app indicates that Instagram users will be able to immediately click to follow the same accounts on Threads, which could help users quickly build large follower bases. Meta also introduced cheat codes on Instagram to allow people to sign up for a download ahead of time, teasing the release to its billions of users. Meta's Instagram is readying a Twitter-like service, which will be ...