What is Threads? All your questions about Meta's new Twitter rival, answered – Boston.com

Skip to Main Content Technology Threads was built by the Instagram team, so Instagram users can log into Threads through their Instagram account. This photo, taken in New York, Thursday, July 6, 2023, shows Meta’s new app Threads. Meta unveiled the app to rival Twitter, targeting users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned — and frequently changed — by Elon Musk. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) AP By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, Associated Press July 7, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Threads, a text-based app built by Meta to rival Twitter, is live. The app, billed as the text version of Meta’s photo-sharing platform Instagram, became available Wednesday night to users in more than 100 countries — including the U.S., Britain, Australia, Canada, and Japan. Despite some early glitches, 30 million people had signed up before noon on Thursday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Threads. New arrivals to the platform include celebrities like Oprah, pop star Shakira, and chef Gordon Ramsay — as well as corporate accounts from Taco Bell, Netflix, Spotify, the Washington Post, and other media outlets. Threads, which Meta says provides “a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations,” arrives at a time when
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