The new analogue of Twitter from the company Meta became officially available for download

The American company Meta (recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation) launched the Threads text messaging service. It should become a competitor to Twitter, which is owned by businessman Elon Musk.

The app launched just after midnight western European time (02:00 GMT) on the Apple and Google Android app stores in over 100 countries, including the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and Japan.

From the description of the application in the App Store, it follows that the service is intended for “the exchange of ideas and trends using text.” “Threads is a place where communities gather to discuss everything from topics that excite you today to what will be in trend tomorrow,” the abstract says.

The interface of the application is similar to that of Twitter. Users will be able to log in to the new site through their Instagram account. According to experts, Threads will become the main competitor of Twitter. According to The Vergeat an internal meeting at Meta, it was stated that “there is now a request from authors and public figures for a platform with adequate leadership.”

Elon Musk closed the deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion on October 27. The creation of the Meta analogue of Twitter provoked a strong reaction from Elon Musk, who invited Mark Zuckerberg to enter the ring.

Anastasia Larina