Meta Platforms Inc, the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, is launching a Twitter-like app called Threads.
Thread has been billed as InstagramThe text-based chat app for Facebook will allow users to keep the same username and follow the same accounts as they do on the photo-sharing platform.
The app is available for pre-order on the Apple App Store, and photos of the new product show a dashboard that looks similar to the Twitter.
Threads app preview image: Apple App Store
Threads app available for pre-order Image: Apple App Store
It appears the app will be free and without any of the new restrictions Twitter announced.
“Things are where the community comes together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to tomorrow’s trends,” says the app store description.
It’s set to launch on Thursday, just days after Twitter’s executive chairman took over Elon Musk Announcing a Temporary Cap how many posts Users can read on the website.
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Musk also announced a series of restrictions on Twitter, including requiring verification to use TweetDeck.
The changes, which Musk said were aimed at addressing data scraping, sparked a backlash from Twitter users and advertising experts said the changes would undercut new Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino, who took over last month. ).
Learn more: Who is Twitter’s new CEO, Linda Yaccarino?
Some Twitter-like applications include blue sky and mastodon The social media site has grown in popularity since Musk bought it for more than 34 billion pounds ($44 billion) in October.
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Responding to a tweet about the new app, Musk said: “Thank goodness they’re working so well.”