Instagram’s answer to Twitter, the Threads app, attracted 10 million sign-ups in its first seven hours online, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said early Thursday, positioning the new platform as a clear rival to Elon Musk’s embattled company.
are eager to distinguish it from Twitter
, the apps share many functional similarities. Like Twitter, Threads is focused on text posts, limiting each to 500 characters. Users can also tag one another using the @ symbol, as well as reply to and “repost” a thread. Unlike Twitter, however, the current version of Threads does not have a direct message function.An early advantage for Threads is the app’s links to Instagram, giving it an easy-to-reach, built-in potential user base.
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