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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 | '''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 technically part of the Fediverse.<br> | ||
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.<br> | 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.<br> | ||
There is even a pact for Fediverse admins and mods to block Threads and all it's instances. See [https://fedipact.online fedipact.online]. | There is even a pact for Fediverse admins and mods to block Threads and all it's instances. See [https://fedipact.online fedipact.online]. | ||
== What does Threads feel like? == | == What does Threads feel like? == | ||
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[[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]] | ||
As the JoinFediverseWiki stands against harassment and discrimination we also stand against threads and threads.net. We do not consider threads to be part of the Fediverse, just like gab, spinster and freespeechextremist. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The app launched on July 5th 2023 | The app launched on July 5th 2023 since March 2024 it partially federates with the Fediverse. | ||
==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. | ||