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Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads. 10 million have joined already

edition.cnn.com Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads. 30 million have joined already | CNN Business

Facebook has tried to compete with Twitter in numerous ways over the years, including copying signature Twitter features such as hashtags and trending topics. But now Facebook’s parent company is taking perhaps its biggest swipe at Twitter yet.

Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads. 30 million have joined already | CNN Business

Facebook has tried to compete with Twitter in numerous ways over the years, including copying signature Twitter features such as hashtags and trending topics. But now Facebook’s parent company is taking perhaps its biggest swipe at Twitter yet.

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  • It's sad people flee one shitty dystopia for another.

    • and dont even know it

      • I know I'm practically begging for downvotes here, but it is also possible that some people are perfectly aware of the tradeoffs, pros, and cons of social media, and have decided that the positives outweigh the negatives. That you have different priorities doesn't necessarily mean that everyone else is stupid or ignorant.

        • I think the world we live in necessitates assuming ignorance. Just the last 8 years or so alone.

        • @BraveSirZaphod I mean, if they're not, then that means that they're fine with hate speech and run away bigotry, and to be honest, that's not a truth I want to face

          @genesis @FreeBooteR69 @printerjammed

        • It's ironic how the Fediverse on the one hand celebrates the fact that anyone can join and instances can all do their own things and hold their own views, and then it goes "but not like that" in this case.

          • It's ironic how the Fediverse on the one hand celebrates the fact that anyone can join and instances can all do their own things and hold their own views

            Yes, all in contrast to corporate enshittification and algorithmic spyware.

            and then it goes "but not like that" in this case.

            Yes, because its corporate social media waiting for enshittification with algorithmic spyware.

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