Meta's Instagram soft-launches Threads to take on Twitter

Originally set to launch on July 6, Meta-owned Instagram has gone ahead and activated its Twitter competitor, Threads, ahead of schedule.

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@appleinsider I hate that this is going to take off just because it’s so easy to jump in as an existing Facebook/Instegram user.

Mastodon had an opportunity to fix onboarding in the months since Musk ruined Twitter, but here we are.

I hope Mastodon continues to be the nerd place, but chances are everything will move to Threads or something like it.

@HilliTech @appleinsider I hope not. Mastodon is such a nicer place.