Meta Platforms plans to launch a microblogging app, Threads, days after Twitter executive chair Elon Musk announced a temporary cap on how many posts users can read on the social media site.
Threads, Instagram’s text-based conversation app, is expected to be released on Thursday and will allow users to follow the accounts they follow on the photo-sharing platform and keep the same username, a listing on Apple’s App Store showed.
The launch comes after Twitter announced a slate of restrictions on the app, including the need to be verified in order to use TweetDeck.
Musk’s latest announcements to address data scraping have sparked a fierce backlash from Twitter users and ad experts said it would undermine new CEO Linda Yaccarino, who started in the role last month. Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on a similar launch on the Google Play Store.
Source: SABC
In other news – Crowd surfing goes wrong for Uncle Vinny
Uncle Vinny falls very hard on stage as he tried attempting crowd surfing in Cotton Fest Durban. The young star joined other SA musicians to perform at the first Cotton Fest in Durban. In a video shared on Twitter, Vinny alerted the crowd before surfing, but they failed to get him.
As seen in the video, Uncle V fell but got up and returned back to the stage. The event cracked lots of ribs, and some poked fun at him. Learn more