

"Several Twitter clones have emerged over the years, yet all have failed to achieve mainstream success," says Mark Weinstein, social media and privacy expert and MeWe founder. Thus far, it's the first Twitter alternative to really take off successfully - at least so far.Īlso: Changing this phone setting instantly made the Threads app better for me It operates as a separate app from Instagram that users must download and then activate their Threads profile to use it. Threads, which launched on July 5 for iOS and Android, wields users' Instagram credentials to sign up, making it easier for the existing 1.6 billion users of the photo-sharing app to make the leap. Threads is the most annoying one I've tried Also: I've used social networks since the 80s.
