Subj : Meta teases Twitter alternative and we're ready to pull these Thr
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jul 03 2023 16:45:03

Meta teases Twitter alternative and we're ready to pull these Threads

Date:
Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:40:05 +0000

Description:
Meta's new app, Threads, is a direct Twitter alternative that just popped up 
on the Google Play Store - albeit very briefly.

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Metas Twitter alternative has been building up hype since earlier this year, 
when app researcher Allesandro Paluzzi took to Twitter to share images of 
Threads (at the time called Barcelona) and said the app was being pitched as 
Instagram for your thoughts. 

Now, the upcoming app has been briefly spotted on the Google Play Store and 
it seems like we could be very close to an actual launch. While the listing 
was removed almost immediately, it was a full download page that offered some 
insight into what Threads will look like. 

 Paluzzi turned up here again, flagging the temporary Play Store appearance 
and dropping a few screenshots on Twitter that showed off a little bit of the 
app, like the login screen (featuring a log in with Instagram option) and the 
design of the apps main timeline feed. 

It looks like users will be able to go through their existing follower list 
on Instagram and choose who they want to follow on Threads, so your new feed 
wont get immediately cluttered if you decide to import your Insta account. 
Here's the store listing screenshots  pic.twitter.com/kBK9OSRhNF July 1, 2023 
See more 

Unsurprisingly, Threads looks a lot like Twitter. Weve got the familiar like, 
comment, retweet (re-thread?), and share buttons at the bottom of each post, 
and even Instagram's blue checkmarks are still around. 

Threads has been in development for a while; the project was initially 
codenamed P92 and temporarily used the name Barcelona. Meta then confirmed in 
April that it was exploring a standalone decentralized social network for 
sharing text updates, and while that wasnt a direct dig at Twitter, Meta 
clearly had a platform in mind when developing the app. 

The Play Store leak does give us hope that well be seeing Threads turn up a 
lot sooner than we think, and following the tweet limitations experienced 
over the weekend its probably about time to jump ship and head to a new 
platform.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/meta-teases-twitter-alternati
ve-and-were-ready-to-pull-these-threads


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