Ars TechnicaThreads attracts 30M users in 24 hours despite design flaws, privacy concerns
FTC requires Meta to make it easy for users to control data.
v̾i̾t̾r̾i̾o̾l̾i̾x̾@arstechnica just for context, that's <1% of it's user base
http.james@vitriolix Honestly, that’s still impressive… It’s definitely not easy to move 1.62 billion users lol
@httpjames yeah, it is an it isn't. the real test will be if they can sustain and retain. they had a pretty big head start to pull in power users / early adopters with a pretty streamlined process for setup and building out your core network, the key is do they get any traction with the rest of their user base.
I'd predict, for what that's worth that yes, they'll get some pretty big traction but they won't rival twitter any time soon
Steve8282@arstechnica This is how Republicans get elected.
Rick Mycroft@arstechnica Threads has an advantage over Twitter: with all the user data Meta has collected, they could just automatically verify people. ✔️
Darwin Woodka
Brandon Villa@arstechnica yeah but you can't delete threads without also losing your Instagram
stillnotahero@arstechnica you folks at Ars Technica have been doing an awesome job of following the #RedditMigration and subsequent rise in popularity of the #Fediverse . Sincerely, thank you. It has been nice to follow along.
goat@arstechnica People are weird
schack@arstechnica and not one is european since we’re the ones with some strict privacy laws that Meta doesn’t like. Good for us. 😁
Jake Bartolin@arstechnica "Some users have complained that their feeds are flooded with content from accounts they never followed, seemingly outnumbering posts from friends."
That's probably a feature...not a bug. If your friends aren't posting enough content to keep you on the app, the algorithm will find more to grab your attention.
Hawkmoon