Threads: Ten million join Meta's Twitter rival, Zuckerberg sayswww.bbc.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: tech@kbin.social Wilshire ( @Wilshire@beehaw.org ) TechnologyEnglish • 1 year ago message-square12arrow-up116
arrow-up116external-linkThreads: Ten million join Meta's Twitter rival, Zuckerberg sayswww.bbc.com Wilshire ( @Wilshire@beehaw.org ) TechnologyEnglish • 1 year ago message-square12cross-posted to: tech@kbin.social
minus-square Sub_dermal ( @Sub_dermal@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year ago The launch has had a warm response online, with one person telling the BBC they saw Threads as a “much-needed competitor” to Twitter. One person said that? Okay, thanks BBC… I’m also curious if it’s accurate to report ten million have joined when (I believe) every Instagram user automatically gets a threads account.
minus-square lagomorphlecture ( @lagomorphlecture@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoAnd can’t delete it without deleting Instagram, so unless they were deleting Instagram anyways then they will remain a Threads “user”.
minus-square robbotlove ( @robbotlove@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoI had the same thought.
One person said that? Okay, thanks BBC…
I’m also curious if it’s accurate to report ten million have joined when (I believe) every Instagram user automatically gets a threads account.
And can’t delete it without deleting Instagram, so unless they were deleting Instagram anyways then they will remain a Threads “user”.
I had the same thought.