Millions Sign Up To Meta’s ‘Threads’ Twitter Competitor

Following the release of Meta’s alternative platform to Twitter called ‘Threads’, Meta’s head, Mark Zuckerberg, reports 100 million signups to the new platform in its first five days. 

What Is Threads? 

The Threads app, launched by Meta on 6 June, is a "text-based conversation app" that is a direct competitor to Twitter – it looks remarkably similar to Twitter and functions in a very similar way.