Meta Launches Twitter Rival, Threads, to Cheers and Jeers


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Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, launched a new social media app called Threads, which aims to challenge Twitter’s dominance in the microblogging space. Threads is a text-based conversation app that allows users to post short messages, photos, and videos, and interact with others in real-time. You do not have full control over your data and privacy on Threads, as Meta collects information about your activity and preferences on both apps. Threads has already attracted some backlash from Twitter, which is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app. He tweeted that Meta uses its algorithms to manipulate information and create a “social media monopoly” based on its extensive data collection practices.