Threads – Meta’s new challenge to Twitter – has exploded onto the social media scene, quickly sewing up over 30 million users within three days of launching. At this rate, it’s set to surpass ChatGPT’s record of attracting 100 million users in its first two months. (In comparison, it took Twitter, launched in 2006, two years to reach 30 million users. For now, you have to have an Instagram account to start a Threads account. And although you can deactivate a Threads account, you cannot delete it without deleting your Instagram account.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 19, 2023 02:09 UTC