Threads

Threads, an Instagram app (formerly Threads from Instagram) is a text-based social media app developed by Instagram for iOS and Android as an alternative to Twitter.
==Product history==
"Threads from Instagram" was originally released for Android and iOS on October 3, 2019 as a way to message or video chat with other Instagram users in a manner that was similar to Snapchat.Instagram ‘Threads’ promoting direct messaging with standalone chat app by Michael Potuck, 9to5Mac. 2019-10-03.Threads from Instagram by Instagram, Inc., AppAdvice. 2021-12-20. However, this version of the app was discontinued at the end of December 2021.Instagram discontinuing its Threads direct messaging app next month by Filipe Espósito, 9to5Mac. 2021-11-17.
A revised "Threads, an Instagram app" was released for iOS and Android at 7 PM on July 5, 2023, 15 hours earlier than scheduled. Within hours, 10 million users had signed up for the service as an alternative to Twitter.Meta launches Threads early as it looks to take on Twitter by Aimee Picchi, CBS News. 2023-07-06. After 2 days, over 70 million users had signed up, surpassing the expectations of , the CEO of parent company .Meta’s Threads Has 70 Million Signups, Surprising Zuckerberg by Natalie Lung, Bloomberg. 2023-07-07. As Threads approached 100 million users after 4 days, Apple began migrating its social media accounts there.Apple has arrived to the Threads party as new platform approaches 100M users by Zac Hall, 9to5Mac. 2023-07-09.
===Legal threats===
Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms for hiring former Twitter employees with knowledge of trade secrets who had previously been fired by its CEO, .Elon Musk’s Firing Spree Comes Back to Haunt Twitter by Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter. 2023-07-07. Musk posted on Twitter that "Competition is fine, cheating is not." Meta Platforms denied the accusations, stating that no former Twitter employees were on the Threads engineering team.Twitter threatens to sue its new rival, Threads, claiming Meta stole trade secrets by Emily Olson, NPR. 2023-07-07.
==System requirements==
*iOS 14 or later
==References==
==External links==
*Threads official website
**Threads at Instagram
*Threads, an Instagram app at the Apple App Store
**Threads from Instagram at the App Store (2021-11-22, 2019-10-04)
*Threads, an Instagram app at Google Play
**Threads from Instagram (archived 2021-11-27, 2019-10-03)
* at Wikipedia
Category:iOS apps
Category:Android software
Category:2019 introductions
Category:2023 introductions