"Say more with Threads — Instagram's text-based conversation app," platform's description reads
App Store's listing, which displayed that a version of Instagram Threads was ready for iPhone users, showed that the social media platform — set to compete with Twitter — would be launched on July 6, The Verge reported.
Some people have also detected an early listing of the new social media platform on the Google Play Store.
Moreover, a launch date teaser of 'Threads' is also available
on Instagram.
When users type "threads" into the search bar, a
ticket icon appears beside the text. When one clicks on the ticket, it
starts spinning and shows the person their Instagram username alongside a
local launch time translated from 10AM ET on July 6.
This ticket
also includes a QR code that redirects users to threads.net, which appears
to be the new platform's website. The portal includes a countdown as
well.
App description
The official description of the app on the App Store, reads:
Say
more with Threads — Instagram's text-based conversation app
Threads
is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you
care about today to what'll be trending tomorrow. Whatever it is you're
interested in, you can follow and connect directly with your favorite
creators and others who love the same things — or build a loyal following of
your own to share your ideas, opinions and creativity with the world.
Are people leaving Twitter?
Elon Musk's Twitter has recently been under severe criticism
for the massive changes that have taken place since the billionaire took
over.
Last week, Musk imposed restrictions on the number of
tweets users could view.
In line with the new guidelines, the
social platform has limited tweets for verified accounts to 10,000, 1,000
tweets per day for non-verified users, and 500 tweets for new unverified
accounts.
The change led to users facing several issues.
Then,
the platform reserved TweetDeck only for verified — or paid — accounts. This
has caused severe disruption for people who used it for their professional
tasks.
