Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has created a new rival to Twitter - called Threads. The app is linked to Instagram but allows users to post up to 500 characters of text and up to five minutes of video and links, as well as pictures
The app launched at midnight on Thursday and Mark Zuckerberg said there had been two million sign-ups for the app in just two hours.
To join Threads, you first need to have an Instagram account., You then need to use your phone or tablet to download the Threads Your Threads account will then ask if you want to import your bio from Instagram, will ask if you want a public or private account and will ask who you want to follow.
