{"id":81212,"date":"2023-07-04T16:05:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T13:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=81212"},"modified":"2025-09-11T21:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:32:40","slug":"meta-to-launch-a-twitter-competitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/meta-to-launch-a-twitter-competitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta to launch a Twitter competitor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meta is preparing to launch an alternative to Twitter \u2014 the Threads app.<\/p>\n

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Data: Twitter<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The development is a kind of extension for Instagram. Threads can be pre-ordered on the marketplace App Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meta positions the new product as ‘an app for text-based communication’. Screenshots show that Threads almost exactly copies Twitter’s interface.<\/p>\n

According to the user agreement, the social network will collect all sorts of data about the user, including location and financial information.<\/p>\n

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Data: App Store.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In March Meta announced the creation<\/a> a decentralized social network under the working title P92. It remains unclear whether the new development is a continuation of this initiative or whether Mark Zuckerberg is seeking to benefit from the rival’s troubles.<\/p>\n

In early July, Twitter owner Elon Musk introduced limits<\/a> on tweet views. According to the businessman, the decision is ‘temporary’ and related to an ‘extreme level’ of data scraping and manipulation of the system. However, he did not specify a timeline for lifting the restrictions.<\/p>\n

In the discussion under the Threads post, the billionaire wrote that he was pleased with the ‘reasonable’ launch of the application.<\/p>\n

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Data: Twitter<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“But Twitter should resolve the issue of exceeding the view limit as soon as possible; otherwise I fear that Threads could take advantage of the situation. [\u2026] We need to come up with a more optimized solution for handling the limit exceedance so that the average user or content creator can continue to use the platform stably,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Against the backdrop of Musk’s troubles, lesser-known microblogging apps gained popularity. Cohost and BlueSky<\/a> by Jack Dorsey even faced server overload due to the high number of sign-ups.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the head of Tesla and SpaceX said that the social network’s approximate annual profit would be about $3 billion. In his view, this figure could have been around $4.5 billion if ‘2023 had been a normal year’.<\/p>\n

In May there were reports of Twitter’s $40 million revenue loss<\/a> due to the ‘community notes’ feature. Ripple’s chief technology officer David Schwartz jokingly said he was to blame for the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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