Meta announced today the launch of Threads, a new app created by the Instagram team. Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of the initial version of this app for text sharing. Whether you’re a creator or a regular poster, Threads is a brand new and different space for real-time updates and public conversation. Meta is working to reshape the future of the Internet by making Threads an open and interoperable social network.
Billions of people around the world connect with each other through photos and videos on Instagram. Meta’s aim is to ensure the expression and development of positive and creative thoughts in text through Threads, just like Instagram’s photos and videos. Threads can be easily accessed by logging in with an Instagram account. While the account starts with your Instagram username and verification, the profile can be customized specifically for Threads. Threads can post a maximum of 500 characters, with the option to add links, images and videos (up to 5 minutes in length). Similar to Instagram, Threads allows users to follow and engage with their friends and acquaintances, and creators who share their interests. Users follow on Instagram, Others can be followed along with them in threads. Threads users can easily post as Instagram stories or share as a link on any platform of their choice.
Security is especially important to Meta; Instagram’s Community Guidelines for content and interaction will apply to the new app. Threads uses essential tools to ensure positive and creative conversations and discussions. Users of Threads can decide who can mention or reply to them. Users can unfollow, block, restrict or report profiles by clicking on the three-dot menu in Threads. Anyone under the age of 16 (or under 18 in certain countries) joining Threads will have their profile private by default.
Also, users will have the opportunity to follow the same profiles they follow on Instagram; Also, you can find more people who are interested in the same topic. Users can also use Instagram’s accessibility features like screen reader support or AI-generated image descriptions in Threads.
Meta is working to make Threads usable in ActivityPub – an open social networking protocol established by the World Wide Web Consortium (WTRC). WTRC serves as a standard to power modern web systems. As a result, threads can be used in apps that support the ActivityPub protocol, such as Mastodon or WordPress. By doing this, users will get a chance to enjoy new experiences that are not possible with most social media.
Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of Threads today from his Facebook and Instagram accounts. “We launched Threads today as an open and friendly place for conversation,” he said. We’ve leveraged the best experiences from Instagram; So that you can share your thoughts with others. People who used Threads, loved the app. I look forward to an enjoyable and joyful journey in building a large and friendly community on Threads. This is what we want to see in the world of the future.”
Currently, iOS and Android threads are available for download in over 100 countries. Threads invites netizens around the world to experience a completely new and unique experience in text sharing.
Meta expects feedback from users to make the app more user-friendly and develop new features.