Twitter alternatives – new and old – have found audiences willing to try out a newer social networks since Since elon Musk Took over the company in 2022. Mastodon, Bluesky, Spill and T2 Are some of the social media platforms people are among them. So is meta’s threads platform.
What is Threads? How do you do create an account?
Threads is Meta’s text-based Twitter RivalIt is tied to your instagram account, so you can create an account by logging in using your instagram credentials.
How is it different from Twitter?
Currently, there are no paid tiers And ads on the app. However, your Verification Mark from Instagram is Carried Over – even if you have paid for meta verified. Users can take advantage of their instagram network to find people to follow.
The app launched more than a year ago, but it does not have twitter-Like features such as long video, direct messages, or live audio Rooms.
How do you use threads?
The platform is currently available on iOS android in more than 100 counties. However, Due to Privacy Concerns, The App was Not currently available in the eu untilil December 2023At that time, meta launched threads in the region with an option for users to browse The social network without an account Sans the ability to publish or interact with other posts.
Being you are logging in through your Instagram account, you will be able to follow all following you follow. You will also also important your username, name, and settings, like block list.
How many users does this thing have?
As of November 2024, Threads Has more than 275 Million Monthly Active Users,
It’s been a steady ramp-up. Within hours of launch, Threads crossed the mark of 10 million sign-ups And it reached 100 million users with five days of launch.
What are the limitations of posting on Threads?
Users can post 500 characters in one post on the app. The post supports images, videos and gifs. A thread post supports up to 10 media items. As of July 17, Threads Announced that It has to Tighten up on rate limitsOr limits on how may posts users can View, Due to Spam Attacks.
Can you use threads on the web?
Yes, You can view posts and also publish from Threads.net,
How do you delete your threads account?
You can deactivate or delete your threads account. Until the end of 2023, you had to Delete your Instagram AccountAccording to meta’s “Supplemental Privacy Policy” To delete your threads account. Meta Keeps Your Data for 30 days after the initial deletion request. If you change your mind, you can cancel deletion within 30 days.
How can you customize your Threads Experience?
Threads allows you to Pin search terms and tags as feedsThe company is also testing a way to create custom feeds by adding Specific profiles and terms to a new feedFor the longest time, the social network’s oven algorithmic “for you” feed was the default feed for users, but now You can set any feed to default,
Meta’s Newest Social Platform also Got Inspired by Rival Social Network Bluesky and Made Its Own Version of “Starter Packs” – Lists of people to follow based on different themes. In March, Meta Announced That Threads has started testing A new feature that would allow people to add their profile, which would also direct users to active conversations about the topic ..
Can you dm people on Threads?
You can’t send a message to users on the app. Instagram Head Adam Mosseri said that the goal is to “Not build annivers and instead let people send threads to other apps.”
Does Threads have an api?
After testing the api with select partners for a few months, threads finally launched The Public API in June 2024Developers can build tools to publish posts of users and retrieve their own posts and gain insights about engine. These tools can always help you delete your posts.
Does that meaning we will have third-party clients?
At this time, threads’ api has limitation, like not allowing developers to fetch timeline data. So, it is not possible to create alternative clients for threads at the moment.
IS Threads Part of the Feediverse?
Partialy. Earlier in 2024, Threads Started An Experiment to Let Users share their posts to the feedivanceSo if users turns on phadiverse sharing, people Threads also allows users on the feediverse to like threads posts.
In 2024, Meta Extended Feediverse Support by Adding a Way for Threads users to see replies from feediverse users on their postsSupport for posts generated through Threads api to be distributed on the feediverseAnd also also Check Who is following them from other servers,
In December 2024, The Company Started Allowing Threads Users to Follow Profiles from Other Fediverse Servers,
What are some features that are currently missing from Threads?
- Full feedivarse integration
- Scheduling posts (Coming Soon)
- Direct messages
- Support for lists
- Support for third-party clients
What are Threads’ Data Collection Practices?
Because you are using an instagram account to log in threads, meta say that “it is part of your instagram account.” Users have alredy Raised questions about the app’s data collectionGiven the privacy labels mentioned in the app store.
In answer to queries about the app’s private labels on the app store, Meta’s Deputy Privacy Officer Rob Sherman Said Last Year That These Labels are similar to the company.
“The labels are similar to the rest of our apps, include instagram, in that our social apps receive whatveer info (if included the categories of data listed in the app store) You share in the app,” a threads post At the time.
This story originally published July 6, 2023, and is updated regularly.