Mark Zuckerberg just announced the initial version of Threads, an app built by the Instagram team for sharing text. This app will offer a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations.
This social network platform is in the market to compete with Elon Musk’s Twitter. Meta’s CEO and co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg has announced the debut of Threads with an official release of the social networking giant’s new text-focused messaging app.
This platform is Meta’s first app envisioned to be compatible with an open social networking protocol that hopes by joining this fast-growing ecosystem of interoperable services, Threads will help people find their community, no matter what app they use.
“Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow,” Instagram said in a description of Threads on the Apple App Store.
“Whatever it is you’re interested in, you can follow and connect directly with your favorite creators and others who love the same things — or build a loyal following of your own to share your ideas, opinions, and creativity with the world”, it added.
“Like on Instagram, you can add hidden words to filter out replies to your threads that contain specific words,” the blog post said.
“You can unfollow, block, restrict, or report a profile on Threads by tapping the three-dot menu, and any accounts you’ve blocked on Instagram will automatically be blocked on Threads.”
The official release comes after Instagram released on Monday a pre-order for Threads on the Apple App Store, which said at the time that the app was expected to debut on July 6.
Threads today in more than 100 countries for iOS and Android, and people in those countries can download the app from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. In addition, it is working towards making Threads compatible with the ActivityPub protocol.
