Thirty million users had already signed up to use the platform as of Thursday, said Meta’s founder Mark Zuckerberg in a post published on his own Threads account.Įxperts told TODAY that Threads’ mandatory integration with Meta’s Instagram could pave the way for the platform’s success, though how well it performs will ultimately depend on how much value it adds.ĭr Andrew Yee, an assistant professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), said that for a social media platform to be successful, it must generate a “critical mass of active users” before it is of use to netizens. Its release in Europe has been postponed due to regulatory uncertainty about how the app would use personal data. Meta has launched Threads in more than 100 countries, all of them outside of the European Union. In a blog post published on Wednesday, Meta said that Threads was still in its “initial version” and that the company's vision was to “take what Instagram does best and expand that to text”. To access Threads, users must already have an Instagram account. Unlike Twitter, however, Threads does not include certain features such as hashtags, a following-only feed, and a content search function. Users may also reply to others’ posts and conversations. On Threads, users are allowed a maximum of 500 characters per post, compared with 280 for Twitter, and can add pictures or videos of up to five minutes in length. Threads is the latest platform in social media giant Meta's repertoire, which already includes Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. TODAY spoke with experts on the likely impact of Threads, its potential to take off globally and in Singapore, and whether users should be concerned about Meta’s growing power as it adds another social media platform to its stable. Twitter had earlier also announced the need for users to be verified in order to use TweetDeck, a more convenient version of Twitter.
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These charges have included converting its verification badge to a paid service. Threads’ launch comes on the heels of users’ mounting unhappiness towards Twitter and Mr Musk, its chief executive officer, especially with changes introduced to the social network.
Given the text-based platform’s similarity to Twitter, internet users are already wondering if Threads’ launch is set to be a "Twitter-killer", and could even spell the end for the platform purchased last year by Elon Musk.
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SINGAPORE - Technology giant Meta’s new social media platform Threads climbed to the top of Singapore’s chart for free mobile apps, just 24 hours after it was launched on Thursday (July 6).
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