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Meta will be releasing a Twitter clone/competitor this summer. Will you join? (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by cih@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Here's everything we know about it so far:

It will use ActivityPub.
It will be a side app of Instagram.
It will most likely be called Threads.
Your Instagram verification status will transfer over.
There will be easy discovery tools in place: Your Instagram followers will be able to follow you on Threads as well (they won't transfer over automatically).

What do you think?

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[–] ellabella@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It sounds like nobody will, but Instagram influencers are actually a different kind of population, it's actually rather clever of meta to transfer the verification status. We wont be just talking about influencers but also athletes and celebrities.

Personally I wouldnt open an account, but I wouldn't be surprised if these celebrity followers will create one for the fomo

Also speaking of IG, I'm still amused why Meta has yet to full utilize IG's Stories. They kept pushing influencers to use Reels, but the bulk of their influencing is in the Stories.

[–] cih@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I agree: I find the Stories to be a very powerful layer of Instagram.