Technology giant Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is preparing to launch a new social network that it will name. Thread (threads) aims to compete with Twitter, which imposes new restrictions on its users.
As reported in the US media, Meta is expected to announce the launch of Threads next Thursday. digital conversations real-time, but the app is already available in app stores like Play Store in early access mode.
Meta’s president, Mark Zuckerberg, has long planned to launch a social network for real-time online chats to compete with Twitter, despite the ups and downs it has experienced since its acquisition. As part of South African billionaire Elon Musk, he continues to look irreplaceable.
Musk recently announced that he is placing daily limits on the number of posts users can read. malaise among followers of the social network.
Since buying Twitter last year, Musk has imposed different formulas to make the company profitable. fee for verified accounts– that it was a fiasco, for which he had to return important accounts (for example, the media or “influencers with legions of followers”) “verified” status without paying.
Twitter service has also changed change the algorithm overhauled the verification process that decides which posts are the most visible, removes content moderation rules that prohibit certain types of tweets, and confirms user identities.
In principle, the Threads application will connect to the Instagram platform and allow users of this social network. follow same users Those who keep the same username and continue to share photos and videos on the platform.