Threads
More info
- Creator
- Meta
- Released
- Owner
- Meta
- Type
- Microblog
- Website
- threads.net
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
Meta's text-based microblog — launched 5 July 2023, tied to your Instagram account. The fastest app launch ever (100 million users in 5 days).
Designed as a response to the Twitter/X chaos after Musk's purchase. Launched without basic features (DMs, hashtags, chronological feed) that were added gradually. Stack shares much with Instagram (Django, Cassandra, RocksDB).
Began testing ActivityPub federation in 2024 — if/when fully rolled out, Threads will be the biggest fediverse participant by a wide margin. Competitors: Bluesky, Mastodon.