Tech giant Meta (the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) is creating a social network to compete with Twitter, to launch it “as fast as possible”, according to the niche media. “the edge”.
In an internal meeting, Meta product manager Chris Cox, She called the new platform, which Meta has been working on since January, her “Twitter response.” And he said that It will use the Instagram account system to automatically fill in the user’s information.
“Creators and public figures care about having a platform that is managed prudently, and that they can trust,” said Chris Cox, which is interpreted as a sign that users and businesses have mistrusted Twitter since Elon Musk bought the app. last year.
Chris Cox also confirmed that the The application will be based on “security[and]being easy to use and reliable”.
a The internal name of the social network is “Project 92”, and your generic name can be “threads” (threads in English), According to internal documents seen by The Verge.
The new standalone app will be based on Instagram and according to the photos published by the media Very similar to the comments section of Instagram, But with the option to retweet other users’ posts, similar to a “retweet”.
application It will be integrated into ActivityPub, The decentralized protocol is open source for social networking, allowing users of the new app to take their accounts and followers to other apps, such as Mastodon.
Said Chris Cox Some celebrities have already committed to using the app, As a DJ Slime producer. He also said he is in talks with figures such as TV presenter Oprah Winfrey and the Dalai Lama.
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