What is the Threads app of Instagram? Answers to all your questions: 

                  In the past few months, others on Twitter - new and old - have found an audience eager to try the new text-based social network. Mastodon, Bluesky, Spill, and T2 are some of the social media platforms being tested. Now, Meta has entered the game with a big launch related to Instagram.

What are Threads? How to create an account?

A thread is a Meta text format on Twitter. It is linked to your Instagram account, so you can create an account using your Instagram credentials and log in.

How is it different from Twitter?

 Currently, there are no ads or paid ads in the app. However, your verification code from Instagram is retained, even if you have paid for Meta Verified. Users can use their Instagram network to find people to follow.

The app is designed, but lacks Twitter features like long videos, instant messages and live audio rooms.

 How to use Threads?

The platform is currently available on iOS and Android in 100 countries. However, for privacy reasons, the app is not currently available in the EU. Because you log in to your Instagram account, you will be able to follow everyone you follow. You will also import your username, name and settings as a blocklist.

How many users does this have?

 A few hours after its launch, Threads crossed the 10 million subscriber mark. Within 24 hours, it crossed 30 million subscribers. 

How much to post in Threads?

Users can post up to 500 characters in messages on the app. The display supports images, videos and GIFs. The post supports ten media.

Can you use Threads on the web?

 You can view the posts in the thread and profile on the web through the link. However, you cannot log in from your account and post messages. 

How do you delete your Threads account?

You can deactivate your Threads account, but to delete the account permanently, you must delete your Instagram account, according to Meta's "Additional Privacy Policy." After users complained about it, Mosseri said the company was "looking into ways to delete your Threads account separately."

Does the thread have a "tracking" method? 

Currently, Threads does not have a timeline that only shows posts from accounts you follow. The home timeline is algorithmic and is a combination of posts from accounts you follow and others. 6

                      Adam Mosseri, a leader from Instagram said, "We use small notifications and show recommendations (posts from accounts you don't follow) in the feed, which is especially important for new applications before people follow full accounts ,” Adam Mosseri, director. from Instagram said, in response to. the employee.

Can you DM people in Threads?

 You cannot send messages to users. Mosseri said his goal is not to create another inbox but to allow people to send threads and other applications.

Are threads part of the fedivers?

 Initially, Meta's new app doesn't support unregulated social network services. This means you cannot move on or off the server. However, Mosseri said that ActivityPub support is coming.

        "We are determined to include support for ActivityPub, the principle behind Mastodon, in this app. We couldn't finish it for the start because of the many problems that come with the loose network, but it's happening," he said.

         "If you're wondering why this is important, here's why: one day you can leave Threads, or hope you never run out. If this happens, you will be able to take your audience to another distribution. Open access can allow that.

What features are currently missing from Threads?

•  A "Next" list
  GIF support
• GIF support
• Full web style support
• Editing messages
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• Online translation
• Support for user-generated image Alt text
• Hashtags
• Ways to see posts you like

What are Threads' data collection practices?

Because you use an Instagram account to log into Threads, Meta says "it's part of your Instagram account." Users have already asked about app data collection, given the privacy symbols mentioned in the app store. 

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