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Meta's competitor to 𝕏 called Threads (update:Fediverse integration has begun)
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You can link them, but they're also separate. And even linking them doesn't merge them completely.
im guessing it works better if you create an ig account with your fb log in details from the start? idk, rather skip ig altogether
For good reason.
The alternative seems to be hoping that billionaires don't poison the well too much with their manufactured-consent tech, which is beyond incoherent.
Everybody in these threads is addicted to social media algorithms and looking for "the one true" monolithic replacement, and thats exactly the trap. There can be a one-true protocol, but their can't be a one-true product. Its fool's gold.
We won't know about this product until it's released.
Both Instagram and Facebook do have keyword filtering under their privacy settings, though.
You'll be fine. You can create and log in to Instagram with your Facebook account. I'd expect the login process to be ported directly over.
Yeah.
Why people switch from Twitter to Meta's replacement? They are both awful. Facebook environment are worse than Twitter by far.
That might have been true before musk took over twitter, but Twitter is by quite a large margin the worst form of social media out there right now thanks to all the changes that he has made making it easier for bigots and bots to gather in tremendous numbers.
Threads at the very least will be somewhat moderated which is a massive step up from the next to no moderation that Twitter currently enjoys.
Zuckerberg is dreadful but as far as I can tell, he doesn't publicly signal boost neo-nazis at every opportunity. I'll take the lesser of two evils and I already use Instagram so I'm already sort of signed up anyway.
Because it will be extremely funny if Twitter dies off completely so soon after Musk bought it. He's just super annoying.
Facebook is a lost case, but Instagram is so far okayish regarding its politics. Even though there are enough nutjobs around there as well, and of course the crisis of fashion, self-presentation, tourism and body images is potentially an even bigger issue than political discussions on Twitter.
I could see expanding instagram it's social media feed with micro-blogging.
Despite its faults I think Instagram is a pretty decent place to be, which is why I'm quietly confident Threads could take off.
There's another reason why this might be the one to finally take off - it already has a built-in user base and a MASSIVE one at that.
Yeah that's a massive boost to any new social media, if people can easily migrate from services already in the company.
My one concern is that with Instagram you kind of see a post, like it, maybe leave a comment and then move on and then you never see it again. If you have the opportunity to have a continued discussion with other people jumping in it might just devolve into silly arguments. Maybe it's the thing that will destroy Instagram!
Interesting since the success relies on mass adoption.
I guess privacy laws cause Meta to either be petty or consider the business case to not work in the EU
Why are they comfortable operating Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in the EU but not Threads?
No Instagram Threads app in the EU: Irish DPC says Meta's new Twitter rival won't be launched here
Meta will not launch its new Twitter rival, Threads, in Ireland or the EU for the foreseeable future.
www.independent.ie
Sounds like they moved the US/UK launch up to act on Twitter's "downfall" and didn't have the right privacy settings in place for EU/Ireland.
Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck) on Threads
Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck). 21K Replies. 220K Likes. Let's do this. Welcome to Threads. 🔥.
www.threads.net
Oh wow it's uglyMark Zuckerberg (@zuck) on Threads
Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck). 21K Replies. 220K Likes. Let's do this. Welcome to Threads. 🔥.
Nah, even Musk eventually spat out a "We will comply with EU laws" quote after saying he'd ban Twitter in the EU.
Heaven forbid your country fights for your privacy laws and a company has to adjust their plans to them.
Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck) on Threads
Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck). 21K Replies. 220K Likes. Let's do this. Welcome to Threads. 🔥.
It's ugly AF (and also not locked to the EU for reading, so at least we can observe).
It looks barren for me, and a bit uneven? Can't quite put my finger on it.
I like the little dark mode toggle at the top.Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck) on Threads
Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck). 21K Replies. 220K Likes. Let's do this. Welcome to Threads. 🔥.
I'm on desktop and theres too much empty space on the sides. Maybe itll look better on the actual app? Anyways, Im not as concerned with how it looks right this moment, I'm curious to see how it functions when the floodgates open.
AH. Okay that actually looks a lot better to me.
Looks like a third-party twitter app to me, which is fine. It's obviously formatted for phones so it'll look shit on desktop.
I'm on mobile and it looks bad, but yeah if it functions like Twitter in the long run it won't matter
I'm looking at my phone 😅