Instagram’s Threads app has reached 100 million users, making it easily the fastest growing app ever.
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Considering that instagram users pretty much have an account by default, this stat is pretty meaningless. What would be interesting is daily active users of threads software in a week or two.
I remember when they said the metaverse had 400 million users.
“Threads will be off to a running start as it is built upon the Instagram platform with its massive user base and if users adopt Threads, advertisers will be following closely behind.”
Oh boy 😍 the advertisers are here, it’s a success! /s
The thing I’m liking the most about the fediverse so far is the lack of advertising, Lemmy and Mastodon (so far) have a much bigger emphasis on conversation and cool topics, and less on trying to sell us stuff which is really refreshing :)
So, why does zuck need ActivityPub again?
I don’t think they will implement ActivityPub if its already successful. I think it was a hedge against it failing to gain traction so they could claim to have millions of users either way.
I really hope this is the case.
If this is going to federate with the fediverse then why wouldnt I just sign up for a Mastodon instance and use an app/instance that doesn’t shove ads in my face?
That’s why I hope it does federate and that people stop with this childish tantrum of wanting to defederate them.
We’ll get the best of both worlds: access to the interesting profiles from Threads, while not seeing ads or algorithm-distributed hate speech.
Same reason person who didn’t hesistat to make an Instagram account after seeing it is owned by meta and then didn’t hesitate to install threads after seeing the permissions wouldn’t. They don’t care. They are just excited to have a Twitter alternative and none of the stuff like ads or data mining or algorithm based influence on users matters. Why would the average person go through hoops to access threads when the officla way is so much easier.
All the famous people they want to follow are there, and they couldn’t be more excited and hyped. They don’t want a departure from a billionaire run social media. They just wanted a different billionaire.
I’m more confused why they even care about integrating with the fediverse. Seems weird.
It’s definitely not for our benefit. My suspicion is they want to try and get hold of the users who have refused to join in and get data minded along with everyone else. First step is meeting people involved with the fediverse and then having them sign NDAs to discuss who knows what. Then probably try to get influence over the project like Google did with Android so then fediverse over time becomes synonymous with Meta and becomes increasingly dependent on them for funding and development.
and yet, i go to threads.net and there is a blank page with get the app icon. Twitter, with all it’s downfalls at least it behaved like normal public website, not a weird walled garden.
Why allow people access through a browser when you can track them a lot more easily if they download your app
100 million users, of what quality?
from reports it seems like a bunch of iNfLuEnCeRs, brands, misinformed and toxic assholes, etc
Instagram iirc has about 1.6 billion users. They already have the user base, they just need to find a way to persuade everyone to try it.
The quality of the content is a different matter but I don’t think that’s the end goal.
