Well, you must’ve gotten your hands on the newly launched text-based app by Meta. If you are wondering what’s new about the app, well you are not alone. Some of you must be thinking that the Threads App is simply a Xerox copy of Twitter, sorry to break it to you, but it’s not. The ongoing Threads App vs Twitter war has taken the online world by storm.
Many remarks have been making rounds regarding the app being a potential Twitter killer, we think thats not the case (at least now). The two biggest tech moguls are even preparing for the possible spite concerning the new launch of Meta. Elon Musk’s lawyers have sent a legal threat to Meta about pressing charges for stealing Twitter’s intellectual property.
With the recent changes done in the app by Musk in connection to limiting the number of tweets being viewed by users have off-putted them and made the app out of the door. Due to this, Instagram came up with the idea of creating an app that was open and good for the community. The Treads app, an alleged Twitter clone stands nowhere close to it. Twitter has been in the race for a long run. Due to being around for such a long time, the app has created a very big community. Competing against this would be a challenging task.
Though it is not surprising that the Threads app is quite similar to Twitter in some ways. But it is still far away from copying it. Creating something like Twitter is super hard, if not impossible.
5 Reasons Why Threads is Not a Twitter Rival
- Viewing posts made by all users.
You cannot see the posts only from the accounts that you follow. Yes, Threads by Instagram show you posts made by not just the people you follow but also the posts made by people you don’t follow.
This approach aims to provide users with content to avoid an empty feed when opening the app during its early stages. Instagram head Adam Mosseri has acknowledged user feedback regarding the desire to have Threads exclusively show posts from followed accounts and stated that it is on their agenda for future improvements.
- Incompetent web interface
As Twitter provides its users to use the app from both mobile and the web, Threads on the other hand do not. While you can access Threads on the official website (threads.net) for reading purposes, it cannot currently post, repost, like, or comment on the web platform.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri addressed user concerns regarding this limitation by stating that their primary focus is on mobile apps. However, he assured users that they are actively working on developing the web version. Although the web version is not yet available for full interaction, Instagram acknowledges the demand and is committed to improving the web experience for Instagram Threads app in the future.
- You cannot search for posts
While the Threads app lets you follow people and shows you posts made by several people including the ones that you don’t follow, it doesn’t allow you o look for the topics. Twitter, on the other hand, shows the feature of what is trending currently which includes topics.
Currently, the search function is limited to finding user accounts. However, Instagram has confirmed its plans to introduce various new features that will enhance the user experience. These upcoming updates will include improved recommendations in the feed, allowing users to discover more Threads and creators aligned with their interests.
Additionally, a more comprehensive search function will be implemented, enabling users to easily follow topics and stay up-to-date with real-time trends. Instagram is committed to expanding the capabilities of Threads.
- No separate tab for what’s trending
Twitter allows its users to see what trending by showing it on its homepage. Whereas, on threads, the only way to know what’s tending, is by scrolling through the feed. Moreover, the search feature in Threads is limited to usernames and accounts, with no support for searching hashtags or other content.
- Text limiting
Twitter is known to revise its character limit quite a few times. It has evolved from its initial 140-character limit which was then exceeded to 280 and was further expanded to no limit with Twitter Blue. In contrast to this, threads, on the other hand, gives its users a stop at 500 characters.
Moreover, the app lacks a built-in direct messaging option, unlike Twitter. This makes it impossible for someone to text privately within the app.
Well, these differences are enough to tell that these apps are poles apart. Calling Threads a Twitter clone is not justifiable due to it being different. Though these two apps are quite similar on some grounds. Claiming that Threads by Instagram might pose a threat to twitters existence is quite wrong.
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