/ 10 July 2023

See you on… Threads?

Lots of sewing threads on spools

Meta’s Twitter clone Threads has made a splash so far, with reports saying it had 70 million sign-ups in its first 48 hours. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri doesn’t expect everyone in the initial surge to stick around, but the early interest in Threads still has tech watchers speculating that Twitter might be in trouble. At any rate, Twitter owner Elon Musk seems worried enough that he threatened to sue Meta on the day the new app launched. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’s focused on making Threads “a friendly place”, but users seem more interested in content high on satire. And if you feel like it, Squizers are invited to post at us on Threads. You’ve gotta be in it to win it… 

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