Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is set to shake up the social media landscape with its new app, Threads, poised to rival Twitter. The app, which will be integrated with Instagram, is already available for pre-order in the Apple App Store and is scheduled to go live on Thursday. Described as a "text-based conversation app... where communities come together," Threads represents the latest development in the ongoing war between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter in October.
The clash between these two billionaires recently took an unexpected turn when they agreed to settle their differences in a cage fight, capturing the attention of social media users around the world.
The launch of Threads coincides with Twitter's own announcement that it will be restricting access to TweetDeck, its popular application for managing multiple feeds and searches. The application, which allows users to manage multiple feeds and searches, will be only be accessible to verified users in 30 days, according to a tweet from Twitter Support on Monday evening.
