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Android Central
Android Central
Technology
Nicholas Sutrich

Instagram's new Threads social network is live and growing fast

The cover screen for the Instagram Threads social app on a Motorola Edge+ (2023)

What you need to know

  • Threads by Instagram went live on July 5, 2023 and already has over 30 million users less than 24 hours later.
  • Threads was originally created to be a Snapchat competitor but has since morphed into a Twitter competitor.
  • The Threads app is available on Android and iOS but there's no desktop or browser mode yet.
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