Twitter alternative: What is Meta Threads set to launch this week, how it works on Instagram

Meta is set to launch a Twitter rival called Threads this week amid restrictions imposed by Twitter CEO Elon Musk on non-paying users.

By Rahmah Ghazali

Published 4th Jul 2023, 12:56 BST

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Facebook owner Meta is launching a new app to rival Twitter this week as the microblogging site comes under fire for limiting non-paying users to reading 600 posts a day recently. But could it serve as an alternative for the Twitter users fed up with owner Elon Musk’s vision of the platform?

Called Threads, the app is described as a “text-based conversation app..where communities come together”, It is available for pre-order in the Apple App Store and will go live on Thursday (July 6).