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Mark Zuckerberg launched his Instagram Threads on Thursday, an app that is set to rival Twitter.
According to screenshots from the App Store listing, Threads will function like Twitter with text-based posts that can be liked, shared and commented on.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe app is currently topping the chat as the most downloaded social networking app with over 100 million downloads in 7 hours as announced by Zuckerberg.
The developer of the Instagram text-based conversation app describes it as an app “where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today, to what’ll be trending tomorrow.”
Over 10 million users sign up on Twitter rival hours after launch
Here are the five things to know about Threads:
- Like Twitter, Threads will allow its users to discuss trending matters (topics) daily.
- Threads will directly port users’ existing Instagram followers and the following list, eliminating the need to build a community from scratch.
- It allows users to follow and connect directly with their favourite creators and others who love the same things — or build loyal followers of their own to share their ideas, opinions, and creativity with the world.
- Threads is closely connected with Instagram, and will likely experience similar character features of 125 caption characters, 150 characters for Bio, and 30 characters for user name.
- It may likely not face reading limits but action limits of 500 actions a day (including following, unfollowing, and liking).
Prime Business Africa is a business, economy and policy news platform founded in 2021 by veteran journalist and media scholar, Dr Marcel Mbamalu, after he left The Guardian as Editor.
Dr Mbamalu, who serves as Founder and Publisher, set up Prime Business Africa to deliver sharp, data-driven reporting on Nigeria’s markets, trade, investment, and governance trends for decision-makers, entrepreneurs, and policy leaders.
He also writes The Bottom Line, a backpage column for Punch Newspaper every Thursday.
Under his leadership, Prime Business Africa combines deep newsroom experience with a focus on accountability journalism, aiming to bridge information gaps between Africa’s private sector and the global economy.
