Meta’s Threads is already showing conversations on the web
With Twitter seemingly on its last legs, it doesn’t come as a big surprise that other social media giants would want to capitalize on the void. Meta is launching Threads, which allows users to write and comment on posts much in the same way as Twitter. Now we have a first look at how Threads will operate, thanks to early users’ profiles showing up on its website.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri has used his first few posts to share more about Thread’s purpose and features, including an image demonstrating how to limit replies. “We have lots of work to do, but we’re looking to build an open, civil place for people to have conversations,” Mosseri shared in his first post. Users will also be able to Repost (instead of Retweet) individual Threads, as well as share them.
Threads will eventually include Fediverse integration, allowing users to follow and interact with users on other services like Mastodon. Mosseri confirmed that Meta is “committed” to supporting the ActivityPub protocol but the company wasn’t able to finish the integration before launch. “You may one day end up leaving Threads, or, hopefully not, end up de-platformed,” the Instagram chief explained. …read more
