META CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made his first post on the company’s new social media platform.
The website called Threads is meant to compete with Twitter, which was purchased by Tesla CEO Elon Musk last year.
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“Let’s do this,” Zuckerberg said in a post on the platform, which was screenshotted and posted to Twitter.
“Welcome to Threads,” the entrepreneur added, with a fire emoji.
The platform is currently available in the Apple and Android app stores in more than 100 countries, the Associated Press reported.
An official announcement has also been posted to Instagram’s Twitter account.
“Threads is here – a new app where you can share updates and join convos,” the message says.
“Use your Instagram account to log in and get started.”
Since Threads is tethered to Instagram, new users won’t have to start a separate account to access the platform.
It has been described as a fusion of Twitter’s dashboard and Instagram’s comment section.
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Posts are limited to 500 characters, more than Twitter’s 280, and can include links, photos, and videos as long as five minutes.
The launch was initially scheduled for later this month but was recently moved up, Vox reported.
It came as many Twitter users have complained about Musk’s leadership and the frequent changes he has made to the platform in recent months.
Many of the first Threads users posted their reviews on Twitter.
“I like the new app interface,” one person said.
“Twitter might finally be done lol,” said another user.
Many others shared their criticisms.
“It’s just like twitter but no trending topics. 17 years after twitter,” one user said.
“The application is missing many things, very simple, and does not work well,” said another.
“Can’t search for posts and can’t see posts in chronological order. Good potential but still not the Twitter alternative we need,” one user said.
“Looks great so far but why is there no feed that allows me only to see people I follow?” another asked.
“I don’t want a load of random Thread suggestions, I want to see stuff from people I follow only, like on Twitter.”
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