Threads
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Threads (threads.com) is a Twitter-like social media service with partial ActivityPub support, launched by Meta Platforms on 2023-07-06 at www.threads.net. The team is working on expanding to full ActivityPub server-to-server support.
Features
- rel-me support added 2023-08-09, see rel-me#Threads
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Criticism
Accessibility
Kelsey Lindell criticized Threads for the accessibility issues in a post on LinkedIn, then her Instagram account was suspended:
- 2023-07-06 : Kelsey Lindell’s LinkedIn post (archived)
- 2023-07-07 : Kelsey Lindell’s follow-up post (archived)
See Also
- Requires sign-in with Instagram identity, and re-use of Instagram username/handle.
- Criticism: 2023-07-06 Zuck’s New Threads Are Lame
- Feature: re-uses block list from Instagram: e.g. in IG prefs UI for list of blocked accounts:
Blocked Accounts
Accounts are blocked on both Instagram and Threads. - Criticism: 2023-07-06 Facebook's Threads is so depressing / Like a $19 turkey sandwich at an airport
- Criticism: 2023-07-17 We Don’t Need Threads. We Need a Break / It’s the fastest-growing app in history. Its success proves we’re addicted to something we know is bad for us
- 2024-03-21 Engineering at Meta Corporation: Threads has entered the fediverse
… in a few countries, including the US, Threads users aged 18+ with public profiles can now choose to federate their profiles.
- Export info: https://www.threads.net/@hober/post/C_Oi4l9SpCu
A thread about threads on Threads. Specifically, on what's included (and not included) in the your_instagram_activity/threads/threads_and_replies.json file in the "download/export all of my instagram/threads data" zip file.