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Meta will be releasing a Twitter clone/competitor this summer. Will you join? (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by cih@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Here's everything we know about it so far:

It will use ActivityPub.
It will be a side app of Instagram.
It will most likely be called Threads.
Your Instagram verification status will transfer over.
There will be easy discovery tools in place: Your Instagram followers will be able to follow you on Threads as well (they won't transfer over automatically).

What do you think?

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[–] cih@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup. It has the potential to be a very useful tool. Currently, I use Stories to post some text-based thoughts, which is ridiculous, haha.

[–] jennifilm@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It'll be interesting to see how this and ig interface, and how this will play out in the fediverse. Imagine a future where instagram users could follow pixelfed accounts!

[–] cih@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Yes! This can be glorious!