Threads: how do I sign up and is it any different to Twitter? Threads ThreadsApp
Five million people signed up for Threads, Meta’s answer to Twitter, in the four hours afterlogin, and you’ll be able to follow all the accounts you already follow on Instagram on Threads automatically as they join.
You can send posts of up to 500 characters, include images, gifs, and videos of up to five minutes in length.– short text-based pieces of content, likes and reposts. You can quote a thread similar to quote tweeting.One of the main criticisms of Threads in the hours since it launched is that people are seeing a mixture of posts from the accounts they’re following and then a bunch of random accounts.has indicated it’s a mixture of followed accounts and algorithmic recommendations.
There is no plan for that at this stage, but if you prefer less of an audience, you can always switch your profile to private so only those who follow you will see your threads.Currently you can access Threads only via the iOS or Android apps. There is no desktop version at this stage, and Meta could not say when it might make one available.Meta has indicated it will not monetise Threads this year, but left open the door for ads in the future.
The company is working to make Threads compatible with ActivityPub which allows social networks to be interoperable and would let users of Threads take their accounts and followers to other ActivityPub-supported apps.It’s basically what you’d find on Instagram. That means it’ll be stricter than Twitter around things like nudity, and will enforce content rules around hate speech that Twitter has been lacking in since Elon Musk took over.
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