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• @petersterne.com Peter Sterne on bluesky

  Threads has a single algorithmic feed full of posts from everyone on the app and...that's it.  Unlike Twitter, Mastodon or Bluesky, it doesn't seem possible to only view posts from people you follow.  There's just one feed full of people and brands I don't follow.  It kind of suc…

• @videah.net @videah.net on bluesky

  Dead on arrival  —  https://www.platformer.news/ ...  [image]

• @hynek@mastodon.social Hynek Schlawack on mastodon

  Threads hot takes:  — given it's jankiness & current size, absolutely nobody will care about Bsky in 6 months.  — if we get federation with Threads (big if), it's the best thing we can hope for social network-wise.  Being able to follow normies on our terms!?  Yes, please!? …

• @mattgrayyes Matt Gray on x

  In case you were wondering about threads, the timeline is full of shit I don't follow and it isn't chronological. My friends are posting but it's choosing to show me The Archbishop of Banterbury instead. So it's just Facebook made to look like twitter. [image]

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on x

  Setting up my threads. Yes, I understand the cold start problem, but this is not a good experience either. [image]

• @micsolana Mike Solana on x

  threads: we see you follow several hundred people. instead of delivering you their content, what if we shared a jonas brothers thrit in between an ellen joke and an ad for wendy's? you're welcome [dank meme] 😏

• @b_fung Brian Fung on x

  That Threads won't launch in the EU because Meta hasn't figured out how to make the app comply with EU privacy rules yet is certainly food for thought for would-be users in the US or elsewhere who care about their data https://m.independent.ie/...

• @neerajka Neeraj K Agrawal on x

  threads feels corporate. all the brands came in with tons of followers

• @imjamesbarr James Barr on x

  If you needed a reason to join threads, this is it [image]

• @mikesmicyt @mikesmicyt on x

  IG famous people posting on threads like “morning coffee ❤️” I can't do this??????????

• @saradietschy @saradietschy on x

  Huh videos actually look pretty crispy on #threads They aren't really blurry for the first 5 seconds like on twitter lol [image]

• @alx @alx on x

  @AOC Do you think Mark Zuckerberg is personally messing with your app like you thought Elon Musk was? 🤣 [video]

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on x

  Threads app poses lots of interesting questions about cold-starting a network and federation - but the starting point is how nice the app is. It reminds me of using third-party Twitter apps again. Actual craft and care and giving a damn

• @dekaf @dekaf on x

  @georgebsocial @TimSweeneyEpic yea, I agree. I don't like typing / sharing things on a mobile app

• @benwerd Ben Werdmuller on x

  A lot of people in the fediverse are rightly worried about what the arrival of Threads (which is Mastodon-compatible) will bring. I think it's probably a positive addition for most people, and Casey Newton's writeup here does a good job of explaining why. https://www.platformer.n…

• @smtuffy Sean Tuffy on x

  lol Zuck just can't help himself [image]

• @platformer @platformer on x

  For all followers today: - Meta unspools Threads - Instagram chief @mosseri on the company's big new swing at Twitter - Good tweet about Diet Coke https://www.platformer.news/ ...

• @blobyblo @blobyblo on x

  Hey @meta why didn't u integrate threads into ig, so it utilizes the following ppl already have? If done elegantly, it wouldn't clutter the UI I would ask Zuck but he doesn't have twitter and I'm not ever making a fb account

• @blakeir Blake Robbins on x

  Initial thoughts: Threads - Pre-following IG accounts before they setup Threads is smart - Algorithmic timeline is a mess, but maybe a decent FTUE for someone who didn't use Twitter? - Need a feed for only people I follow. - Interesting move to bury 'following" count (and graph)

• @jackhorwood Jack Horwood on x

  On #Threads you can share a post to your Instagram Story and it's clickable back to Threads. A feature we've longed for with Twitter posts and it works seamlessly 🙌🏼 https://twitter.com/... [video]

• @georgebsocial George Broussard on x

  @dekaf @TimSweeneyEpic It's the worst. I just wanted to post some game video/images that I have in iCloud. On an iPhone. I couldn't find any way to access them from Threads. Just my photos. Total deal killer having to juggle content around. I could just be old and missing somethi…

• @riptari @riptari on x

  Over 2k words in this Platformer interview w/ Mosseri on Threads and “privacy” is only mentioned *once* - when the Insta CEO gripes about the EU's “new data privacy regulations” (does he mean the DMA, which is actually an ex ante *antitrust* reform,.. er we never find out! 🙄)

• @esthercrawford @esthercrawford on x

  A well executed animation like this pull to refresh in Threads just feels sooooo good. 😚 [video]

• @alasdair_gbs @alasdair_gbs on x

  threads quite quickly giving linkedin energy [video]

• @edzitron Ed Zitron on x

  Elon Musk is a rent seeker who does not value a single free user. He believes they should be grateful to use this site. Mark Zuckerberg thinks Instagram's algorithms can bring you things you like, something it's been proven to be pretty bad at. Social networking I live for this

• @edzitron Ed Zitron on x

  Threads stinks. Ugly, slow, feed is full of people I don't know and weird influencers. It's exactly the kind of Twitter that Facebook would create [image]

• @durvidimel David ImeI on x

  Instant jump to Instagram button is very nice, but it begs the question if this all could have just been a single app? [image]

• @aoc Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on x

  I was on threads for 5 minutes but now I think my app is bricked 😭 it was just as I hit send on a long post of Queens food recommendations

• @jeeveswilliams @jeeveswilliams on x

  meta threads really launched without platform-wide text search, alt text, or a chronological feed of just the people you follow — haven't seen a launch this disastrous since elon's rocket

• @martinsfp @martinsfp on x

  “Had Meta launched this app in 2019, it seems safe to say, everyone would have rolled their eyes. Its big new feature is ... logging in with Instagram? Come on. By the standards of Twitter 2.0, though, it can feel like a miracle.” https://www.platformer.news/ ...

• @georgebsocial George Broussard on x

  @TimSweeneyEpic Is it really that hard to launch desktop alongside mobile? Will make it harder for me to cross post to Threads from Twitter, which I'd think would be in the interest of Meta right?

• @lmasaysno Lucy on x

  first post i seen on threads. already wanna kms [image]

• @pkedrosky Paul Kedrosky on x

  For my sins I've been playing with Meta's Threads a bit, and, while it's early minutes, so far it combines the aesthetics of an upscale strip mall with the charm of a Bellagio timeshare salesperson. It's a genuinely weird creation, like a meme incubator crossed with Shake Shack.

• @joshuaphilll @joshuaphilll on x

  lol threads currently using the “you have no control over what you see model” [image]

• @q_review Quinton Reviews🎬 on x

  Threads seems to officially be a smartphone-only app. This means that while you can view profiles on Desktop, it seems you can't post. Personally, I think this is a dealbreaker. [image]

• @mkbhd Marques Brownlee on threads

  As long as the big bosses are on here actively listening to feedback... a home feed just for people you follow would be 🤌🏾

• @mosseri @mosseri on threads

  We couldn't be happier with all the excitement about this app, so thank you thank you, but this is a race to the starting line if there ever was one.  The real test is not if we can build up a lot of hype, but if you all find enough value in the app to keep using it over time. …

• @hotones @hotones on threads

  good morning to everyone except for da bomb

• @mrshangkong George Chen on threads

  My quick view re Threads by Instagram: 1) I think the product design is good - clean and simple, but I'm not sure this thing will really take off.  Now it's just Mark vs Elon and...

• @meganq Megan Quinn on threads

  Curious if this will nudge people to make their IGs public so they have larger thread graphs.  A network effect for another network effect.  Network effects all the way down.

• @wrightyofficial Ian Wright on threads

  Man's on this new thing early morning 😂 Going back to sleep!!!  Have a blessed day.  Everyone so vex on Twitter hopefully this is gonna be cool.  We'll see.

• @buccocapital @buccocapital on threads

  Wait so Rabois, Marc and everyone else are going to have to re-block me 😂😂😂

• @dens Dennis Crowley on threads

  Twitter/Bluesky/Threads feels just like Brightkite/Gowalla/Foursquare (... now let me just copy & paste this over to the next platform...)

• @fakiebigfoot Theo Browne on threads

  Okay this app is pretty cool but WHY IS THE TEXT SO SMALL

• @minhsmind Minh Do on threads

  Oh look.  The drama of Twitter is already here.  Hahahah.

• @airapparentmusic Neil Sethi on threads

  for those just joining, here are some tips and tricks for using threads 🧵 1/ attach media!  photos or videos 2/ paste links to memes and reels using the paper clip button 3/...

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads

  0 likes, 0 replies.

• @steven Steven Bartlett on threads

  Today we're all collectively finding out if we like the Twitter version of some of our Instagram friends.  😅

• @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads

  On the list 📋

• @jlo Jennifer Lopez on threads

  Can't get enough of your threads 🎶

• @krys Krys Jurgowski on threads

  Fun times today

• @0xjessel @0xjessel on threads

  FYI for everyone, we've set our rate limits to “generous” bc we believe you have the right to see more than 600 posts in a day here. if you encounter a rate limit block and...

• @grantcardone Grant Cardone on threads

  New app, massive new opportunities.  I am excited to see how we all can use this app to inspire, educate and make a difference.  Reply to this 🧵 and let me know what you guys...

• @thedeanlife Dean McCullough on threads

  Elon rn x

• @meals_by_cug @meals_by_cug on threads

  How do you work this fuckin thing

• @channel4 @channel4 on threads

  Our boss: What's your social strategy for Threads?  Us:

• @ayocaesar Ash Sarkar on threads

  Been on this app a whole morning, and not been racially abused once.  This must be how rescue dogs feel.

• @addisonraee Addison Rae on threads

  Kind of love this???

• @mercedesamgf1 @mercedesamgf1 on threads

  Excellent threads, @lewishamilton.

• @lexfridman Lex Fridman on threads

  Great job with this app @zuck !  Love how well it works and how simple it is.

• @sokane1 Sean O'Kane on threads

  *sees the character limit* CONSCIENCE: “don't do it.” “srsly don't.” *closes eyes* SOME BODY ONCE TOLD ME THE WORLD IS GONNA ROLL ME I AIN'T THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED...

• @epicfunnypage @epicfunnypage on threads

  Someone check on the bird app 😈

• @coreytutt Corey Tuttle on threads

  Me trying to navigate my Threads feed of people I don't follow on Instagram.

• @hautelemode Luke Meagher on threads

  @ twitter

• @realadamrose Adam Rose on threads

  me opening any other app right now...

• @karenxcheng Karen X on threads

  What's your top wish for threads?  I'll start: I want an algorithm that doesn't anger-bait.  Social media algos today boost the highest-engagement posts: aka, flame wars...

• @kareem Kareem Rahma on threads

  please help make this the first viral threads tweet

• @adamw Adam Waheed on threads

  THREADS!!!  🗣️

• @bravobybetches @bravobybetches on threads

  threads rn feels like we're all first season housewives who haven't quite gotten used to fighting in public yet and I think that's beautiful

• @michellekhare Michelle Khare on threads

  I know it's called threads but can we please leave the spool emoji on twitter 🧵

• @gallucks Joel Gallucks on threads

  me realising threads has the same community guidelines as instagram where i once got told off for calling someone ugly (they called me ugly first)

• @lilyallen Lily Allen on threads

  More engagement from 3k followers on here than 5m on Twitter.  Hmmmm

• @freddiemade Freddie Smithson on threads

  Sorry I'm late, I was threading

• @zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads

  👍

• @shakira @shakira on threads

  Well hello Threads 👋

• Vox Shirin Ghaffary on x

  What you need to know about Threads, Instagram's new Twitter killer app

• @darthbluesky.bsky.social @darthbluesky.bsky.social on bluesky

  i hope every body finds the social media home they truly deserve

• @mikalfm.bsky.social Mikal Lewis on bluesky

  Wasn't the point of renaming the company Meta—so that they didn't have to use the Facebook name?  —  Have they now created such a negative connotation with both Facebook and Meta—that the last brand standing is Instagram? [embedded post]

• @cdevroe@mastodon.social Colin Devroe on mastodon

  Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirms ActivityPub support not in Threads on day 1 but says they are committed to allowing people to take their audience with them.  —  https://www.threads.net/...  (Btw, my toots about Threads is not an endorsement of Meta's foray into the fediverse…

• @finkd Mark Zuckerberg on x

  [Image: Spider-Man Pointing at Spider-Man]

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  @TechEmails It is infinitely preferable to be attacked by strangers on Twitter, than indulge in the false happiness of hide-the-pain Instagram

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  Must confess to a deep love of fashion & architecture

• @emoswaggy @emoswaggy on x

  oh nevermind ["But there's no way to make Threads show you only the posts from accounts you've chosen to follow"]

• @aries_menace @aries_menace on x

  logging into threads to get my class action privacy settlement in 5-10 years

• @nikitabier Nikita Bier on x

  “𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 won't work because it doesn't allow you to import your Twitter followers” Let me invert that statement for you: How many of your non-Twitter friends would become activated on Twitter if they could import their 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 social graph?

• @noupside Renee DiResta on x

  🧵 A Brief Thread On Threads 🧵 : Normie users came to Twitter for Oprah, not some shitposting rando. Before emoji-in-bio factions became the norm & brainworms spread & this place became The Arena to scapegoat some hapless Main Character every day, ppl wanted to talk to celebs.

• @howfxr @howfxr on x

  Here's a first look at Instagram Threads on the web! 👀 [image]

• @jappleby Jack Appleby on x

  Here's THREADS' entire sign-up process. This is so clean. So easy. - instantly get your Instagram @ handle - auto imports your bio + pic from IG - instantly follow from your IG Reallyyy genius way to launch an app. [video]

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  It's really a testament to @ev, @jack and @biz that so many companies, large and small, keep copying their fundamental design.

• @techemails @techemails on x

  Elon Musk on Instagram August 21, 2018 [image]

• @adamkovac Adam Kovacevich on x

  Talk to your doctor if you think you may have Facebook Derangement Syndrome https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  - misleads about metrics - inflates video opportunity - covers up data breach - empowers foreign interference - aids in genocide - blocks free and plural press - hides damning harms research - abuses users privacy - copies competition - launches new app. where can I download it?

• @mattnavarra Matt Navarra on x

  threads first impressions It's good Really good Elons in trouble

• @b_fung Brian Fung on x

  I don't think I fully grasped until seeing it in action just how powerful it is that Meta has all this existing data about me. That you can recreate your whole social network on Threads with one tap lets the app skip what would normally be a huge hurdle for a nascent platform.

• @thomas_violence Thomas Violence on x

  check me out on threads. heres a picture of my threads account C:/Users/Ben/Downloads/nudemanwithextre melyfuckedupballsvomitingontotheamerican flag- 1200px.webp

• @balajis Balaji on x

  IS THREADS A THREAT? Facebook's clones of Snapchat and TikTok have been fairly successful, but haven't killed either Snapchat or TikTok. I think that's the base case. An alternative scenario is Google Plus, which came out strong but didn't have staying power. But Facebook has... …

• @micsolana Mike Solana on x

  the substack nuke never made much sense to me, nor did media obsession with the other fake twitters. but meta is a proven clone assassin, at scale, run by the industry's longest running social media exec. this is the first real challenge to twitter in the company's history.

• @jamestitcomb James Titcomb on x

  Concerning [image]

• @samcoatessky Sam Coates Sky on x

  Gosh. Yuk. Hmmmm. Really, Threads? [image]

• @mosseri Adam Mosseri on x

  🎉 Threads 🎉 Threads is our new app, built by the Instagram team, for text updates and joining public conversations ✨ We're hoping Threads can be great space for public conversations, and we're very focused on the creator communities that already enjoy Instagram. Available... http…

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  Threads is fun, exploring a new social network with the launch buzz. I'm not feeling the home feed right now tho as it's similar to Twitter's “For You” which mixes in recommendations and accounts you don't follow. No option for a real time feed yet, but hopefully that comes 🙏 [im…

• @asemota Osaretin Victor Asemota on x

  Those saying Threads is a fluke have forgotten that Facebook Paper was once a product experiment that failed. Meta has the benefit of experiencing failure before. They won't make the same mistake twice. They took their time with this and it is evident in the design. Not kneejerk …

• @sarthakgh Sar Haribhakti on x

  The biggest indictment of Reddit's and Twitter's product chops is the user love for third party apps The entire API saga both companies went through was an embarrassing show of incompetence of wasting opportunity to create a nice app over a decade and with limitless funding https…

• @samro @samro on x

  the nice thing about Twitter's user experience getting super crappy in recent days is it's lowered the mental bar for embracing new competitive social media platforms that are working out their own kinks

• @marshallk Marshall Kirkpatrick on x

  Let's see a Threads API, huh? Imagine a read-only API that just made it possible to surface interesting analyses synthesized from conversational data https://www.techmeme.com/...

• @b_fung Brian Fung on x

  It's not a perfect overlap. Most of my connections on Instagram are personal, not professional. Threads now seems poised to blur that work-life boundary for me. Precisely because of that, I skipped the auto-follow step in the onboarding process.

• @mkupperman Mike Cobraman on x

  Threads sounds great! They control the algorithm and you can't back out of it without deleting your instagram account? Sign me up!

• @cbctom Tom Harrington on x

  As Twitter subscribers flock to Threads, here's a warning from Twitter's co-founder about Meta's deeper interest in you. https://twitter.com/...

• @cb_doge @cb_doge on x

  Meta's new app was built entirely using this keyboard: [image]

• @amnesty @amnesty on x

  The normalisation of people having to trade human rights to have access to information needs to stop. [image]

• @readdanwrite Daniel Roberts on x

  it's lit over on Threads! we can all just briefly pretend it's not from THAT parent company and enjoy ourselves for a few seconds

• @mikeisaac @mikeisaac on x

  other sort of knock-on effect of threads if it really takes off (and sticks around) is how it's juicing IG — followers are going up on IG for me purely from twtr folks who have migrated and never cared about my IG account

• @thomasgermain @thomasgermain on x

  Threads has been available for 30 minutes and people are already roasting Zuckerberg [image]

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  Zuck is already using his new app to pitch himself on podcasts [image]

• @mattnavarra Matt Navarra on x

  Zuckerberg's last tweet was 11 years ago in 2012 Today he returned to Twitter to drop this tweet 👌🔥😆 https://twitter.com/...

• @s8mb @s8mb on x

  When we said we wanted more competition on the internet, we meant from non-profit FOSS startups that don't collect any data or show ads. It isn't real competition when it's done by big American corporations that only exist for profit.

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on x

  The hardest thing for Thread is cold-starting a network, but anyone who worked at Twitter should be quietly embarrassed by how much nicer the thread app is. That's also why so many of us used third-party Twitter apps

• @karlbode Karl Bode on x

  the future of mainstream social media is just going to be dumb hustlebros, violently unfunny billionaires, and pseudo entrepreneurs just as far as the eye can see [image]

• @cstanley Christopher Stanley on x

  Honest question, what does @finkd mean “reason why Twitter never succeeded”? Do it differently? Threads looks and feels like a Twitter clone. 🐈 Someone please help me understand 😬 [image]

• @oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x

  Look, Threads is buggy and it needs a browser interface ASAP, but it has so many built-in accounts from Instagram. It's an existential threat to this website, imo.

• @rachelmetz Rachel Metz on x

  the fact that it will eventually work with decentralized social media apps is really intriguing.

• @austen Austen Allred on x

  My Facebook/Instagram social graph is basically all the people I knew in High School. “A place where you can read all the Twitter-like thoughts of the people you follow on Instagram” sounds like a special hell.

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  Zuck won the cage match

• @__apf__ Adriana Porter Felt on x

  oh no. my deeply embarrassing Instagram account name that I thought only friends would see is now following me to the new app

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  @Austen 🤣💯

• @maxwinebach Max Weinbach on x

  Threads will 100% only be a thing people use for maybe a month

• @mikeisaac @mikeisaac on x

  unexpected side effect of my twtr graph colliding into my threads graph is a lot of new threads followers digging into my old IG photos.... i regret nothing and i see your deepfavs

• @gojomo @gojomo on x

  our most-aesthetically-gifted trendmakers have warned: Twitter will imminently be eaten by an enormous mutant star-GOAT. for your safety, evacuate via the ‘B’ ark immediately. https://twitter.com/...

• @esqueer_ Alejandra Caraballo on x

  Because Threads is basically built on leftover code from Instagram, everyone shows up as their handle instead of their name. I have no idea who the hell anyone is. Their celebrity only beta missed this basic issue because using handles primarily benefits brands and celebrities! […

• @andrewmacfnz Andrew Macfarlane on x

  Interesting here from Meta: “We're committed to giving you more control over your audience on Threads - our plan is to work with ActivityPub to provide you the option to stop using Threads and transfer your content to another service.” https://twitter.com/...

• @wongmjane Jane Manchun Wong on x

  Personal News — I've joined @Meta to work on Threads, an app built by @instagram! Can't wait to craft the unreleased and shape the digital future together!

• @wexler Nu Wexler on x

  Good: I can keep my IG account private and my Threads account public. Bad: Who are these randos in my timeline? [image]

• @prawn_meat @prawn_meat on x

  just opened threads. it's basically a fake app from a tv show that a teenage girl uses right before being murdered by cyberbullies. not doing that again

• @robdelaney Rob Delaney on x

  This is getting ridiculous [image]

• @campbell_brown Campbell Brown on x

  Excited about our new app, Threads, built by @Instagram. We took what Instagram does best - connecting people over photos & videos - and expanded that to text. Threads offers a new, separate space to share text updates & join convos. https://about.fb.com/...

• @timsweeneyepic Tim Sweeney on x

  Did Meta just launch a new social media website without a website?

• @gregisenberg Greg Isenberg on x

  It turns out, building an Instagram account is now 100x more valuable

• @picketer Tim Lyons on x

  This and how you have to give it access to your contacts means NFW. https://twitter.com/...

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  Folks, Instagram images preview on Threads [image]

• @mikko @mikko on x

  Users in EU can view threads on Threads, but can't sign up. https://www.threads.net/...

• @andy_staples Andy Staples on x

  If Threads is the Zuckerberg-Musk cage match we were promised, Zuck isn't trying very hard. All algorithm. No chronological view. All of our watching of sports together will definitely still happen here.

• @anothercohen Alex Cohen on x

  Imagine working at Meta and making $1m/year in total comp as a product manager and your entire job is to just copy and paste things from other apps. That's the dream

• @charliekirk11 Charlie Kirk on x

  Meta's new Threads has been endorsed by CNBC's Jim Cramer. And just like that it's all over. “I say game, set, match Zuckerberg....Facebook, Instagram is a really terrific product and Twitter is awful.” [video]

• @sarthakgh Sar Haribhakti on x

  Sad to inform the social media interns at brands are at it already [image]

• @can @can on x

  threads feels like for designers, by designers so far https://www.threads.net/...

• @worldwidewob Rob Perez on x

  this is how you return from an 11-year twitter hiatus. https://twitter.com/...

• @libsoftiktok @libsoftiktok on x

  I joined Threads and in under an hour I've been told to kill myself, had death wished on me, was called a fascist, a nazi, and a terrorist, and had people plotting how to permanently ban me. The kind and tolerant left strikes again! https://twitter.com/... [video]

• @ashcryptoreal @ashcryptoreal on x

  Do you see how weird it is ? Mark Zuckerberg could have launched threads anytime in last 10 years but he Only did it after elon bought it for $44 billion and exposed everyone. He is hitting when Elon is at its lowest. We need to appreciate and support Elon Musk ❤️

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  Mark Zuckerberg's first tweet in 11 years and he's trolling Twitter 🙃 https://twitter.com/...

• @carlquintanilla Carl Quintanilla on x

  “.. This is a space Twitter has been in and led for a while, but our perspective here is that there is an opportunity and people are looking for more choices.” ⁦@WSJ⁩ $META #threads https://www.wsj.com/...

• @brianstelter Brian Stelter on x

  What's the word for that feeling when a social network is being recreated in real time, person by person, bit by bit?

• @esqueer_ Alejandra Caraballo on x

  Didn't take long for Threads to import the biggest hatemongers pushing anti LGBTQ hate. Libs if TikTok is now on Threads. Seems like they're going to recreate Twitter's anti LGBTQ hate. [image]

• @instagram @instagram on x

  ✨ Threads is here - a new app where you can share updates and join convos ✨ Use your Instagram account to log in and get started 🎉 https://www.threads.net/ [image]

• @bobbyallyn Bobby Allyn on x

  this is a good time to remind everyone that Meta is the company that says it will systemically block news articles from all of its services in places where laws have been passed forcing them to pay publishers for content

• @verge @verge on x

  Is this a thread? [image]

• @instagram @instagram on x

  Rolling out now in 100+ countries. Learn more 👇 https://about.instagram.com/ ...

• @max_oats @max_oats on x

  look, whether you prefer bluesky, or mastodon, or cohost, or twitter, or threads, or tumblr, or schmeeple, or hive social, we can all at least agree that linkedin is shit

• @pragdua Pragun on x

  NO WAAYYYYY [image]

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  Very funny that when we first reported on the rumblings of Meta's employees wanting to build a Twitter killer back in December, the company tried to downplay it as just rank-and-file chatter. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  Two things can be true: 1/ Meta may topple Twitter. 2/ Meta for more than a decade has been little more than an imitation factory.

• @yoda Drew Olanoff on x

  Seeing former Twitter employees use Threads is chefs kiss.

• @luxeprogressive @luxeprogressive on x

  I mean he's kinda right though. Meta is much worse with your data than twitter ever has been. Meta is like Westworld https://twitter.com/...

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  will Instagram's Threads kill off Twitter? The existing Instagram userbase is very different to Twitter. I'm more likely to follow friends and family on Instagram than I am brands and news outlets. Twitter was successful because journalists, celebrities, and brands flocked to it.…

• @vladsavov @vladsavov on x

  If the Instagram Threads app works exactly like Twitter did before - which isn't hard, Bluesky has already recreated it - and has robust verification so we know who's who... I'm jumping on that. Doesn't matter to me if I help Zuck or Jack or Musk. I want the lost utility back.

• @teroterotero @teroterotero on x

  Right now, Threads is the most exclusive social network in the world - just the most powerful brands and “creators” preening around like white peacocks in a secret garden. https://twitter.com/...

• @divestech Dan Ives on x

  We believe the launch of Meta Threads is a clear strategy by Zuckerberg to go after Twitter's market opportunity and gain market share in this social media landscape. Building the scale and scope of Threads will be an uphill battle we believe further leveraging its Instagram base

• @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads

  We're committed to building support for ActivityPub, the protocol behind Mastodon, into this app.  We weren't able to finish it for launch given a number of complications that...

• @zuck @zuck on threads

  It'll take some time, but I think there should be a public conversations app with 1 billion+ people on it.  Twitter has had the opportunity to do this but hasn't nailed it.  Hopefully we will.

• @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads

  6K likes, 826 replies.

• @zuck @zuck on threads

  Let's do this. Welcome to Threads. 🔥

• @yung_pueblo Diego Perez on threads

  Threads is probably one of the best platforms for new and established writers!  Excited to see how it impacts the publishing/self-publishing industry.  Might even have the...

• @japanoninsta @japanoninsta on threads

  Not followers 10k FRIENDS 🥹

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads

  For those wondering if Threads will have DMs.  My expectation is the team will listen to your feedback and evolve its plans if any of the base assumptions turn out to be...

• @0xjessel @0xjessel on threads

  glad to say we won't be having any product leaks coming from at least one twitter reverse engineer ;) welcome @wongmjane to the team!

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads

  0 likes, 0 replies.

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads

  Someone should get Spez a Threads account so he can see what happens if he keeps fucking around and Google decides to build a Reddit clone.

• @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads

  the priority is the mobile apps, but we are working on www

• @itselavia Akshay Elavia on threads

  Zuck you need to be actively shitposting on here to make that happen.  LFG!

• @zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads

  Not my style personally, but I'm sure there will be plenty of entertaining content here...

• @zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads

  Good question.  I'm currently planning to use my Instagram broadcast channel for daily product updates and Threads for discussion and sharing thoughts, but we'll see where...

• @zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads

  Hope your shoulder is healing.  Can't wait for your next fight!

• @davecamarillo Dave Camarillo on threads

  Excited about my buddy @zuck 's new venture.  Threads...happy to be here.

• @jeremysliew Jeremy Liew on threads

  Since stepping back at Lighspeed I've found time to pick up new hobbies.  What suggestions do you have for new skills to learn, games or sports to play etc?

• @naomigleit Naomi Gleit on threads

  Threading this Tweet 🤪

• @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads

  My two cents, think more about what conversations you want to have, and do those in this app, whether or not they start with text or video...

• @whatsapp @whatsapp on threads

  zapzap

• @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads

  To start, we're thinking we'll lean into being open and steering people towards using other messaging apps to share threads.  I don't know if that'll last long term, but for now...

• @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads

  We tried, the issue is you need to be able to tap on a thread to open the full thread, and you really don't want to have an element that you can both tap and double tap...

• @taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on threads

  Bosses joining Threads like:

• @eorlins Eliza Orlins on threads

  Ugh I'm ALWAYS a very early adopter and 2303439 feels way late 🥺🥺

• @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads

  Credit where it's due, they pioneered the format and have done great work

• @absolutelyashika @absolutelyashika on threads

  Also, @mosseri where's the Twitter bashing at?  A good fight would be just the exercise I need at the start of my day 🥊 🥊

• @milliegooch Millie Gooch on threads

  This app kinda feels like a party I was dreading and reluctantly attended but it ended up not being awful when I got there and I ultimately decided I had a half-decent time.

• @zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads

  The team did a great job with Threads v1.  A long journey ahead but a really talented group built a strong foundation.

• @tobi Tobi Lutke on threads

  There are so many great little design touches in threads.  Really great.

• @h1brd @h1brd on threads

  You can start with @rourkery and @briansw but theres more folks ❤️

• @taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on threads

  It's so over, we're so back

• @alokvmenon Alok on threads

  overnight the world discovers the ancient desi practice of threading.  the browse will never be the same.

• @davidmarcus David Marcus on threads

  Congrats @mosseri & team!

• @gerekmeinhardt Gerek Meinhardt on threads

  Congrats on the launch @zuck!  Needed this space.

• @mikedavismma @mikedavismma on threads

  Anyone think this can become bigger than twitter!?

• @aoc Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on threads

  Alright, let's do this thing!  May this platform have good vibes, strong community, excellent humor, and less harassment 🪄

• @zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads

  We are definitely focusing on kindness and making this a friendly place.

• @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads

  For those of you trying to think about what to post here on Threads versus on Instagram, my take is it's less about text versus photos and videos and more about what public...

• @crumbler @crumbler on threads

  Seeing a lot of new people joining Threads right now.  I hope you'll maintain the culture some of us old timers have been cultivating since this morning when I got in

• @lenperalta @lenperalta on threads

  This seems like fun so far.  I think it's the dopamine rushes from seeing people follow you.  Unlike Bluesky, it feels more open.  Unlike Mastadon, it feels more user-friendly.  And unlike Twitter, so far, this feels less toxic.

• @sam_faid @sam_faid on threads

  At this rate Twitter will be reduced to just a bunch of...threads

• @nickbilton @nickbilton on threads

  The larger question (for me) isn't if Threads will “work,” but if the world wants another social media platform.  Anecdotally, a lot of people I know have deleted Twitter and Instagram and FB from their phones because they're just burned out on social.  I think ultimately, the DN…

• @crumbler @crumbler on threads

  Twitter = tweets Mastodon = toots Bluesky = skeets Threads = threats

• @alexia @alexia on threads

  So is each post a ‘Stitch’?

• @netflix @netflix on threads

  Waiting for my friends to join me [image]

• r/news r on reddit

  Meta launches Instagram Threads in a direct challenge to Twitter

• @emilyhughes @emilyhughes on x

  I deactivated my threads account already but it turns out you can't delete your threads account *without also deleting your Instagram account* so maybe just don't sign up!

• @emilyhughes @emilyhughes on x

  I'm muting this but here's a screenshot [image]

• @ecto_fun @ecto_fun on x

  we can't delete our threads account without deleting our ig?? they knew ppl would instantly hate it so they made it a saw trap

• @shortsightedcap @shortsightedcap on x

  I tried creating an IG account to try out threads. It is asking for a verification selfie. Yeah that's a no from me...

• @ulonnaya Tage on x

  “You may deactivate your Threads profile at any time, but your Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting your Instagram account.” “Thread” carefully. https://techcrunch.com/...

• @katylcowan Katy Cowan on x

  This is the bit where someone says, “I told you so!” https://techcrunch.com/...

• @nawkaarts @nawkaarts on x

  https://techcrunch.com/... *laughs maniacally*

• @totalkroos @totalkroos on x

  “to delete your threads profile and data, you'll need to delete your Instagram account” lol. Well played meta but no thanks. This is why I am never joining this shitt.

• @rtgiordano Ryan Giordano on x

  Read the fine print on Threads: “To delete your Threads profile and data, you'll need to delete your Instagram account.” [image]

• @kanevato Kane Vato Muehlenbeck on x

  Delete threads and your Instagram goes too. We just signed an all-in deal with Zuck. #threads [image]

• @asteris Asteris Masouras on x

  Threads sounds psychotic from the get-go, it took time and the tyrant for Twitter to get there https://twitter.com/...

• @degeneratenews @degeneratenews on x

  NEW: @meta WILL ELIMINATE YOUR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT IF YOU DELETE YOUR THREADS ACCOUNT [image]

• @grummz @grummz on x

  You can't delete threads by itself. https://techcrunch.com/...

• @superluckydi @superluckydi on x

  Be warned! Delete your Threads account and your Instagram will be deleted too. You can deactivate it safely though. https://twitter.com/...

• @cpconrad Caroline Conrad on x

  yikes apparently if you make a threads account you can't delete it without deleting your instagram????

• @oreo_g Oreo on x

  Not launching in Europe because of privacy issues, can't delete the app without also deleting your Instagram account... Threads is dodgy as hell https://twitter.com/...

• @samtripoli Sam Tripoli on x

  Fun fact: If you set up a threads account you can't delete it without deleting your instagram account. Well played, Zuck, you fucking fuck!

• @monkbent Ben Thompson on threads

  The fact it's 2023 and people still think it's a dunk to argue that Meta isn't inventing new formats and is instead relying on its existent network effects is a pleasant vacation...

• @gracetutty Grace Tutty on threads

  Guess I'm stuck with this app...

• @travelwithnishit Nishit Aggarwal on threads

  Ride or Die 🔥

• r/technology r on reddit

  Meta will nuke your Instagram account if you delete Threads profile

• @kyleorl.bsky.social Kyle Orland on bluesky

  I love the invite only vibe here but unless BlueSky opens up very soon the money/attention is gonna get gobbled up by the big corporation...  [embedded post]

• @nikitabier Nikita Bier on x

  Zuck is incredibly good at throwing his weight behind something at the precise moment his products begin to lose relevancy. He never misses the next train.

• @sbkcrn Simon Balmain on x

  Most recent user number I saw on #Threads ...... 22 million users in 12 hours is insane 🤯 @MattNavarra [image]

• @newley Newley Purnell on x

  Welp, @FabrizioRomano is on Threads. It's for real [image]

• @zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads

  10 million sign ups in seven hours 🤯

• @zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads

  Threads just passed 2 million sign ups in the first two hours.

• @zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads

  Just passed 5 million sign ups in the first four hours...

• @mancity @mancity on threads

  Arriving on Threads like...

• @tb_99999 Tom Bender on threads

  for most of this year, i've started work days by reading every public thread.  today is the first day i can't do that!

• @conno_r Connor Hayes on threads

  And here I was just a few hours ago putting rocket ship emojis on the 5 million post ...

• MacStories Federico Viticci on mastodon

  Threader, a Shortcut to Open Threads Profiles from Mastodon and Twitter Directly in the Threads App

• TechCrunch Paul Sawers on mastodon

  Standard protocol: In a post-Twitter world, Mastodon and Bluesky need to get on the same page

• @pfrazee.com Paul Frazee on bluesky

  meta is selling an open network as a key value prop.  I dunno, that's huge to me. after years of advocacy I'm taking that as pretty good news

• @pfrazee.com Paul Frazee on bluesky

  genuinely the best of luck to threads, mastodon, nostr, and every other project in this space.  these projects are darn tough and I know a lot of passionate & talented people are involved.  —  no matter how it ends, I think there's a lot of reason to hope for good outcomes for pe…

• @alexeheath Alex Heath on x

  Meta's Threads app is already well over 2 million users within 3 hours of availability, and the company is planning for “tens of millions” of users within the first few days https://www.theverge.com/...

• @apkjnr @apkjnr on x

  What to Know About Threads(A New Alternative App to Twitter in every Way) 1. This app was created by Mark Zuckerburg( Facebook/Meta CEO) 2. Threads was created as a sub app for Instagram but this time round building and focusing more on the texts, sharing threads and ideas in... …

• @sarthakgh Sar Haribhakti on x

  “I want to be clear: any time you build a new app from scratch, it is much less likely to succeed than to succeed. So this is still a risky endeavor, but it just seemed like the landscape was changing.” - @mosseri https://www.theverge.com/...

• @harriorrihar Jon Juarez on x

  Same as Mastodon but with ads and massive data theft: “Meta is launching Threads. What is noteworthy about this launch is that Threads intends to become part of the decentralized social web by using the same standard protocol as Mastodon, ActivityPub” https://blog.joinmastodon.or…

• @mightydylank Dylan K on x

  🧵 𝗔 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 Meta is set to launch its Twitter competitor called “Threads.” The website just went live, featuring a countdown to the big launch happening at 7 a.m. PT on July 6. Let's dive into what we know about this new microblogging app. /1 [image]

• @alexeheath Alex Heath on x

  Meta's Twitter rival, Threads, is officially out. I interviewed the head of Instagram, @mosseri, about why he thinks Twitter's “volatility” and “unpredictability” under Elon Musk has opened the window to compete. https://www.theverge.com/...

• @joeywreck @joeywreck on x

  I feel like Threads, especially with it already being linked to Facebook and Instagram and being available right now without any invite codes will end up being more popular which sucks because you know they're going to be strict about what we say

• @alexeheath Alex Heath on x

  The backlash to Musk's recent limiting of how many tweets people can see per day was a catalyzing event for getting Threads out the door this week, I'm told. Meta expects “tens of millions” of people to try Threads within the first few days of availability, per internal docs

• @shellenberger Michael Shellenberger on x

  Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Meta's new app, Threads, has promised users a better experience than Twitter, but he is censoring users and offering no avenue for appeal. [image]

• @soozuk @soozuk on x

  Threads and Bluesky. [video]

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on x

  I talked to @mosseri about Threads, a radical new social network where you can view more than 600 posts per day, totally free of charge https://www.platformer.news/ ...

• @levie Aaron Levie on x

  You will still be joining new social networks in 2023 is not a thing I would have believed 20 years ago

• @teri_kanefield Teri Kanefield on x

  Here's an interesting piece about Threads, Mark Zuckerberg's microblogging platform being touted as a Twitter Killer: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/ ... It's written to calm nervous Mastodon users who are worried that the evils of Facebook will invade Mastodon, but still interest…

• The Verge Richard Lawler on mastodon

  Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko on what Threads means for the fediverse.Why is Thread's plan to use the same decentralized protocol (ActivityPub) as Mastodon a …

• The Economic Times Ians on mastodon

  Threads using decentralised protocol clear victory for our cause: Mastodon CEO

• @Mastodon@mastodon.social @Mastodon@mastodon.social on mastodon

  There's been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon.  We've put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today:  —  https://blog.joinmastodon.org/ ...

• @aral@mastodon.ar.al Aral Balkan on mastodon

  “The fact that large platforms are adopting ActivityPub is not only validation of the movement towards decentralized social media, but a path forward for people locked into these platforms to switch to better providers.  Which in turn, puts pressure on such platforms to provide b…

• @mmasnick@mastodon.social Mike Masnick on mastodon

  This seems like a pretty good statement regarding Threads from @Gargron https://blog.joinmastodon.org/ ...

• @thecodetherapy Marco Gomez on x

  Threads show no benefit over Twitter so far. - No desktop app (Instagram being shitty on desktop after so many years suggest they'll never have a decent one, and many of us hate swiping on phones); - No option to see a feed with posts only from people you follow; - Has no lists

• @mysk_co @mysk_co on x

  Through the fediverse, Meta would extend its social graphs to reach third-party social services such as Mastodon, Threads privacy terms suggest. In short, if a Mastodon user likes or interacts with a Threads post, Meta will collect information about the Mastodon user to feed its.…

• @kittypurrzog Katie Herzog on x

  Threads seems fine but if I let my instagram followers know what's in my brain they'll all block me and I won't get to see their memes about late capitalism

• @noahkalina Noah Kalina on threads

  Hey @mosseri, quick question.  What button do I press so I only see the people I follow?

• @youvegotnomale Sebastian Tribbie on threads

  Zuck doing this to Elon during Cancer season is top shelf petty.

• @hayatohuseman Hayato Huseman on threads

  Kinda love that none of these federated Twitter clones have DM functionality.  I've had message requests disabled on Twitter for years — if you don't have my actual contact info,...

• @timobrien Tim O'Brien on x

  “Meta's approach meant users leapfrogged the disorienting “now what?” moment that has blighted the sign-up process on other Twitter clones. That alone makes Threads a larger threat to Twitter than anything else we've seen so far.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @kenberman Ken Berman on x

  @AdamSinger That article doesn't have a shred of evidence to back up its opinion. He literally just says “it's sterile” without a single example of how. (Reason: the app itself is fine (for a beta))

• @stokel Chris Stokel-Walker on x

  My review of Threads for @theipaper: it's sterile and dull - and run by Meta https://inews.co.uk/...

• @adamsinger Adam Singer on x

  I mean what did you expect? Posters don't use Instagram. It's travel influencers and the goldfish demo. Probably not ‘for’ you guys https://inews.co.uk/...

• @tim Tim Bradshaw on x

  in case there's anyone still here, here's what it's like over there https://www.ft.com/...

• @alexrkonrad Alex on threads

  is this a place where we capitalize words y/n

• @asilvr Alex Silver on threads

  lol remember when we all hated meta / facebook and now we're back at it with the new shiny toy

• @biminibabes @biminibabes on threads

  I feel like I'm back on the old blue bird but before it was taken over by bigots and venom 🥹 It feels good to be back

• @charmrummy @charmrummy on threads

  Which one cooler?  🧵🪡 A. Threader B. Threadist C. Threadhead D. Threadmate

• @sandofsky Ben Sandofsky on threads

  The pitch meeting for Threads: “It's Twitter but swap nazis for brands.”

• @timbradshaw Tim Bradshaw on threads

  Because the golden rule of every new social network is it starts off only talking about itself... https://www.ft.com/content/ae7dd329- 990a-41e0-8e3c-2dc54b443b78