Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter — a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow. It is billed as a “text-based conversation app” that is linked to Instagram, with the listing teasing a Twitter-like microblogging experience. Instagram users will be able to keep their user names and follow the same accounts on the new app. Allowing Instagram users to port their profile to Threads could give the new app more traction with potential users by providing a ready-made set of accounts for them to follow.
Meta unveils Threads, new app to challenge Twitter
