Reluctant Twitter users, influencers and others are flocking to Meta's new Threads app
Celebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Meta’s freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Musk’s raucous oversight of that platform since acquiring it last year.
Instagram creates new Threads messaging app
The latest example: a new camera-focused app for messaging close friends -- which reads like a product description for rival Snapchat. While the Threads app offers its own inbox for messages, you'll still be able to read and respond to your close friends in the primary Instagram app. The app pulls in your Close Friends list on Instagram, a feature that lets you pick which friends you want to share Stories with. Like on Instagram (and Snapchat), Threads users can message close friends and send them disappearing photos and videos. "The reason we did this is because Instagram messaging, Stories and Close Friends are really successful," he told CNN Business.