Here is what we know about it so far:
- It will most likely be called Threads.
- It is not known what domain it will use for usernames.
- In mockup screenshots, a user replies to someone using an
@mastodon.socialhandle, it’s very likely that they will federate. - It will be side app of Instagram. It’s not clear how much of the new network will be baked into the main app.
- Your username and verification status will carry over, so early adopters won’t have an advantage for their preferred username.
- Your followers will not carry over but there will be an easy way to pick and follow people on your Instagram list.
Personal observations:
- Many people that I talked to about it think that this will be Meta’s attempt at an “EEE”.
- Some Mastodon instance admins that I chatted about it say that Meta will “likely attempt to pull their user data”, and they “will defederate immediately”.
Since I already have an Instagram account, I will probably try it out, mainly because I’m curious about how will it work and look. I want to see what their take is, and how they approach certain things. But that’s about it. I won’t be using it past that, because I’m already on Mastodon using Mona and that’s where I’m staying at.
In any case, I guess that I could follow some people over there from my Mastodon account.