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On the first day of its activity, the new social network threads Meta’s – a response on Twitter – has already attracted major figures from Oprah Winfrey and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) to the Kardashians and Tom Brady, though some names have remained out of the application.
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Since the application has been active for less than 24 hours, most of these celebrities, politicians and public figures have posted very little. It remains to be seen whether they will prioritize the app over Twitter and whether they will continue to post consistently.
“It looks like it’s the start of something special, but we have a lot of work to do to build the app,” he said. zuckerberg In a post on the threads on Wednesday morning.
half Threads launched following a surprise announcement on Wednesday night. Zuckerberg clarified that this is an attempt to capture the app market that Twitter has been enjoying for a long time. “I think an app is needed for public conversation with over 1 billion people,” he wrote in a post.
“Twitter had an opportunity to do this, but it didn’t. We hope to make it”. threads have the same format Twitter, with some minor differences. The platform’s launch comes at a difficult time for Musk’s social network. Under the billionaire’s controversial leadership, the company’s value plummeted. 15 billion dollarsAbout a third of the $44 billion paid for its purchase, according to Fidelity.
Among the controversial decisions made since the introduction of the new ownership is the introduction of a temporary limit on the number of tweets a user can view in a day, a move that has proved unpopular among users. Twitter has also experienced massive outages and mass layoffs since Musk took control of the platform.
According to Forbes estimates, Zuckerberg is worth $104.3 billion, which makes him the eighth richest person in the world. Also, according to estimates, Musk has a net worth of $247.9 billion, which makes him the richest person on earth.
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