Zuckerberg is removing Threads, his competitor to Twitter

He tech giant metaowner Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is preparing the launch of a new social network that will be called nor, with which it intends to compete Twitterwhich imposed new restrictions on its users.

As the US press reports, Meta is expected to announce the launch of Threads next Thursday, which will enable real-time digital conversations, but the app is already available in app stores like the Play Store, in early access mode.

Mark Zuckerberg, president of Metahad long planned to launch a real-time online chat social network to rival Twitter.

Meta is talking about a platform that, despite its ups and downs and limitations, has endured since it bought it South African billionaire Elon Muskit still seems indispensable.

Musk recently announced the imposition of daily limits on the number of posts users can read, sparking outrage among followers of the social network.

From Musk bought Twitter last year, imposed various formulas to make the company profitable – such as charging for verified accounts – which turned out to be a fiasco, forcing it to return important accounts to “verified” status (eg, media communications or “influencers” with legions followers) without paying for it.

It also changed the Twitter service by modifying the algorithm that decides which posts are most visible.

In addition, it removed content moderation rules that prohibit certain types of tweets and overhauled the verification process that verifies a user’s identity.

In principle thread application will be linked to the Instagram platform, allowing users of that social network to follow the same users they follow on the platform for sharing photos and videos, while keeping the same username.