2023-07-04 15:55:22
As if Twitter weren’t already struggling enough under new owner Elon Musk, Facebook’s parent company Meta is now targeting the service.
Because: Thread should finally start on Thursday, the eagerly awaited Twitter competitor of Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg.
The application called Threads has now been announced for Thursday in Apple’s US App Store.
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Thread starts with large user base
Unlike other, smaller Twitter competitors such as Mastodon, Thread could develop into a serious problem for Twitter. Because: The Facebook group knows how to operate large online platforms and, unlike the long-standing top dog Twitter in the Musk era, has no money problems.
Another head start: Thread will benefit from Instagram’s more than one billion users right from the start. The Threads app is tied to Meta’s popular photo and video app. The username can also be taken from Instagram. With other Twitter rivals such as Mastodon, Bluesky and T2, such user networks that have grown over the years have to be re-established.
Zuckerberg and Musk want to get in the ring
This also intensifies the competition between billionaires Musk and Zuckerberg: Both had agreed to an exhibition fight in the ring in June.
The “New York Times” reported at the weekend that such a fight is actually being prepared – but it is still unclear whether it will actually take place. Zuckerberg, 39, trains with martial arts trainers and is visibly fitter than 52-year-old tech billionaire Musk.
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