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July 6, 2023: Threads passed 10 million sign ups within 7 hours of launch. According to Techcrunch, the only downside of Threads as compared to Twitter is the possibility that it will have algorithmic junk. Threads doesn’t currently support ActivityPub, a protocall that supports posts on decentralized networks such as Mastodon but Meta has promised to avail it soon. We’re committed to building support for ActivityPub, the protocol behind Mastodon, into this app. We weren’t able to finish it for launch given a number of complications that come along with a decentralized network, but it’s coming,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri said “If you’re wondering why this matters, here’s a reason: you may one day end up leaving Threads, or, hopefully not, end up de-platformed. If that ever happens, you should be able to take your audience with you to another server. Being open can enable that," he noted<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/threads-passes-2-million-downloads-in-2-hours/</ref>. | July 6, 2023: Threads passed 10 million sign ups within 7 hours of launch. According to Techcrunch, the only downside of Threads as compared to Twitter is the possibility that it will have algorithmic junk. Threads doesn’t currently support ActivityPub, a protocall that supports posts on decentralized networks such as Mastodon but Meta has promised to avail it soon. "We’re committed to building support for ActivityPub, the protocol behind Mastodon, into this app. We weren’t able to finish it for launch given a number of complications that come along with a decentralized network, but it’s coming,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri said. “If you’re wondering why this matters, here’s a reason: you may one day end up leaving Threads, or, hopefully not, end up de-platformed. If that ever happens, you should be able to take your audience with you to another server. Being open can enable that," he noted<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/threads-passes-2-million-downloads-in-2-hours/</ref>. | ||
July 4, 2023: Instagram is expected to launch its Twitter-like app on Thursday. According to a listing on Apple Inc.’s App Store, the app, called Threads will allow users to make posts that can be liked, commented on or shared. Users will also be able to follow accounts that they follow on Instagram. Additionally, they will be able to use the same username that they use in Instagram. On Apple App Store, the Threads has been described as “where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today, to what’ll be trending tomorrow.” The app is already available for "pre-order". By launching this app, Meta aims to take advantages of problems facing Twitter such as poor content moderation policies, account subscription fees and reliability issues such as the recent decision by Twitter to limit the number of posts that one can see. Meta platforms has, however, refused to comment on the speculations<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-03/instagram-launch-of-twitter-rival-threads-expected-on-thursday</ref>. | July 4, 2023: Instagram is expected to launch its Twitter-like app on Thursday. According to a listing on Apple Inc.’s App Store, the app, called Threads will allow users to make posts that can be liked, commented on or shared. Users will also be able to follow accounts that they follow on Instagram. Additionally, they will be able to use the same username that they use in Instagram. On Apple App Store, the Threads has been described as “where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today, to what’ll be trending tomorrow.” The app is already available for "pre-order". By launching this app, Meta aims to take advantages of problems facing Twitter such as poor content moderation policies, account subscription fees and reliability issues such as the recent decision by Twitter to limit the number of posts that one can see. Meta platforms has, however, refused to comment on the speculations<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-03/instagram-launch-of-twitter-rival-threads-expected-on-thursday</ref>. | ||