Ars TechnicaJul 6, 2023

Threads attracts 30M users in 24 hours despite design flaws, privacy concerns

FTC requires Meta to make it easy for users to control data.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/threads-attracts-30m-users-in-24-hours-despite-design-flaws-privacy-concerns/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Threads attracts 30M users in 24 hours despite design flaws, privacy concerns

FTC requires Meta to make it easy for users to control data.

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Show threadv̾i̾t̾r̾i̾o̾l̾i̾x̾
@arstechnica just for context, that's <1% of it's user base
Jul 6, 2023 at 7:54pmWeb
Show threadhttp.jamesJul 6, 2023
@vitriolix Honestly, that’s still impressive… It’s definitely not easy to move 1.62 billion users lol
Show threadv̾i̾t̾r̾i̾o̾l̾i̾x̾Jul 6, 2023

@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