Instagram's upcoming rival to Twitter: All about the new microblogging site

There had been rumours of a new Twitter competitor from Instagram being in the works, but newly leaked information has now solidified those. Thanks to new screenshots, we now have an idea of what the app will look and feel like. The screenshots, which appear to be from promotional material, were shared by Lia Haberman in a Substack newsletter. They show an app that strongly resembles Instagram while also borrowing several Twitter elements, like threaded replies.Instagram’s familiar bottom navigation bar which lets you quickly switch between its home page, your profile page, and more, has been retained. But there’s a change. The far-left home icon has been replaced with possibly a news feed icon – an attestation toward the mostly text-based feed this app will have. There’s no sign of Reels either. According to Haberman, the app will have a feed that will showcase your followers and recommended content. Users will be able to post text updates of up to 500 characters in length, which is significantly higher than what free Twitter users are allowed (280 characters). Screenshots of the new platform. (Image: Lia Haberman/Substack)That’s not to say that the feed will be multimedia-free, though — the screenshots do show
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