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{{Infobox |title=Threads |website=threads.net |website2= |instance=threads.net |instance2= |mastohandle= |mastoinstance= |draft=yes}} | {{Infobox |title=Threads |website=threads.net |website2= |instance=threads.net |instance2= |mastohandle= |mastoinstance= |draft=yes}} | ||
'''Threads''' formerly Project 92 and Barcelona, is a software project by Meta (the company behind Facebook, Instagram and more). It is a micro-blogging platform and a Fediverse alternative to Twitter.<br> | '''Threads''' formerly Project 92 and Barcelona, is a software project by Meta (the company behind Facebook, Instagram and more). It is a micro-blogging platform and a Fediverse alternative to Twitter.<br> | ||
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According to polls ([https://climatejustice.social/@PaulaToThePeople/110569148592254024 1], [https://lgbtqia.space/@m/110574707760717044 2]) about 65% - 75% of Fediverse users are in favor of blocking Threads. | According to polls ([https://climatejustice.social/@PaulaToThePeople/110569148592254024 1], [https://lgbtqia.space/@m/110574707760717044 2]) about 65% - 75% of Fediverse users are in favor of blocking Threads. | ||
== What does Threads feel like? == | == What does Threads feel like? == | ||
Threads is a Twitter clone, so it looks a ''lot'' like Twitter. But like Mastodon it has a 500 character limit.<br> | Threads is a Twitter clone, so it looks a ''lot'' like Twitter. But like Mastodon it has a 500 character limit.<br> | ||
You can post text, pictures and videos. | You can post text, pictures and videos. | ||
==How does Threads compare to Twitter, Mastodon and other microblogging services?== | ==How does Threads compare to Twitter, Mastodon and other microblogging services?== | ||
==Threads vs the Fediverse== | ==Threads vs the Fediverse== | ||
[[File:May I join you.jpeg |thumb]] | [[File:May I join you.jpeg |thumb]] | ||
[[File:Isn't that better now.jpeg|thumb]] | [[File:Isn't that better now.jpeg|thumb]] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The app launched on July 5th 2023 and so far Threads does '''not''' federate with any Fediverse instance. | The app launched on July 5th 2023 and so far Threads does '''not''' federate with any Fediverse instance. | ||
==How to sign up for a threads account== | ==How to sign up for a threads account== | ||
You need to download the app and for now it doesn't work inside the EU. To sign-up you need an Instagram account. | You need to download the app and for now it doesn't work inside the EU. To sign-up you need an Instagram account. | ||
Revision as of 12:50, 14 February 2024
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Threads logo | |
Website | threads.net |
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Official instance | threads.net |
List of instances | fediverse.observer |
Threads formerly Project 92 and Barcelona, is a software project by Meta (the company behind Facebook, Instagram and more). It is a micro-blogging platform and a Fediverse alternative to Twitter.
While the media praises this as a 'saner version of Twitter', that will eventually replace it, in the Fediverse it is generally considered a bad thing.
There is even a pact for Fediverse admins and mods to block Threads and all it's instances. See fedipact.online.
According to polls (1, 2) about 65% - 75% of Fediverse users are in favor of blocking Threads.
What does Threads feel like?
Threads is a Twitter clone, so it looks a lot like Twitter. But like Mastodon it has a 500 character limit.
You can post text, pictures and videos.
How does Threads compare to Twitter, Mastodon and other microblogging services?
Threads vs the Fediverse
![](/thumb.php?f=May_I_join_you.jpeg&width=300)
![](/thumb.php?f=Isn%27t_that_better_now.jpeg&width=300)
History
The app launched on July 5th 2023 and so far Threads does not federate with any Fediverse instance.
How to sign up for a threads account
You need to download the app and for now it doesn't work inside the EU. To sign-up you need an Instagram account.