July 11, 2023

How to sign up to Threads

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For all those tired of the bird app.

Threads, Meta’s answer to Twitter, is here.

Launched on July 6, the new standalone app is dedicated to ‘sharing text updates and joining public conversations’, according to Meta. This is essentially what Twitter offered, prior to owner and CEO Elon Musk’s takeover and several questionable choices unrelentingly aimed at pushing users toward a paid Twitter Blue subscription.

Built by the Instagram team and directly linked to your Instagram account, Threads allows posts that are up to 500 characters long, which can include links, photos, GIFs, and videos up to five minutes in length.

Threads is available for download now for both iOS and Android in over 100 countries. An alleged (and whopping) 10 million people signed up in its first seven hours. If you want to be one of them, here’s how to sign up.

One pretty major thing to note, if you sign up for a Threads account and then want to delete it, Meta will also delete your Instagram account. And as always with social media platforms, Meta’s is tracking you in all sorts of ways with Threads.