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Marck Zuckerberg reported that the platform already has 30 million users.
Threads, the new application from Meta Platforms, is presented as a compelling rival for Twitter and Elon Musk in the field of microblogging.
Leveraging its Instagram user base, Meta is looking to quickly gain traction.
Mark Zuckerberg returned to Twitter and this has generated thousands of comments among Internet users, as they say that perhaps it was a mockery of the platform due to the recent launch of Threads, a Meta application that has similar functions to the Elon Musk app.
The new application is causing a furor among users of social networks, since just over a day after its launch it has already been the target of controversy, generating expectations about the direction it can take and the impact it will have on Twitter.
Zuckerberg mocks?
The founder of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg returned to Twitter after a 10-year absence, in his account he published a Spider-Man meme, which seems to be a hint towards this platform and Elon Musk to promote the launch of Threads.
The Meta application was launched in 100 countries, presenting itself as a platform that aims to provide users with an independent space to share moments through text, allowing real-time updates and public conversations. The highlight of Threads is its support for open and interoperable social networks, a vision Zuckerberg and his team have for shaping the future of the internet. Instagram, known for being the global connection place for billions of people through photos and videos, is now looking to expand its capabilities into the realm of text.
Zuckerberg’s epic tweet has already been viewed more than 22 million times; his last foray into his Twitter was on January 18, 2012, now his return has become a trend on the platform, where even Mr. Beast responded by questioning him since when did he become such a funny man.
—Mark Zuckerberg (@finkd) July 6, 2023
And it is that it is new apps has made Twitter tremble, in fact, the Semafor medium revealed that the social network’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, made it clear that the company is determined to rigorously protect its intellectual property rights, for which a historic lawsuit is expected in against Meta.
“Twitter reserves all rights, including, but not limited to, the right to seek both civil remedies and injunctive relief without notice to prevent any further retention, disclosure, or use of its intellectual property by Meta,” it reads. warns in the document.
The emergence of this apps it has also exposed that Meta has hired a considerable number of former Twitter employees, who, according to the lawyer, still have access to the company’s trade secrets and other highly confidential information.
But the controversies do not end there, as it has been discovered that if users decide to cancel their account on this new social network, their Instagram account is also deleted. Although Threads It is a standalone app, creating a profile requires using your existing IG account which allows you to import username and contacts.
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