The Wall Street Journal revealed it a few days ago. Threads, the twin of Twitter created by Mark Zuckerberg, will arrive in December on the old continent. But it seems that a more precise date has been chosen, as several media outlets point out.
On a page on its website, accessible only in countries where Threads is not yet available, Meta revealed a countdown whose time will expire on December 14, 01net reports in particular on Friday, December 8. Therefore, it is this process that the company seems to have chosen to announce the very imminent arrival of its new social network for users based in Europe.
Distinction between Instagram and Threads accounts
Launched in United States last July, the cousin service of Facebook and Instagram still had to comply with European regulations to be launched. This decision, which has not been officially confirmed by Meta, appears to be the logical continuation of Instagram boss Adam Mosseri’s decision last week to distinguish his Instagram account from his Threads account. Previously, deleting one of the two profiles caused the other to disappear. This type of maneuver is frowned upon by the European regulator.
Still, according to the Wall Street Journal, Threads should be free to access, even for those who don’t have a Meta account. On the other hand, you will need an account to write posts. Once again, this free access is probably part of the compensation designed to avoid the wrath of Brussels.
Missing features
After a good start, helped by the coupling of profiles with Instagram, Threads is still far from competing with X (Twitter), although the two applications are as similar as two drops of water. In reality, there are still many features missing to get us closer to it. For example, it is not possible to send private messages.
While X and his boss Elon Musk a series of controversies, the number of users on this platform is decreasing. A good opportunity for Meta that hopes to absorb those disappointed with the new Twitter.
Source: BFM TV
