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> the arrival of Threads is definitely an existential threat for Twitter I had a similar thought when I joined Threads last night and within 30 seconds saw the
by edavis 3y ago
> the arrival of Threads is definitely an existential threat for Twitter
I had a similar thought when I joined Threads last night and within 30 seconds saw the accounts of Adam Schefter, Adrian Wojnarowski, and Shams Charania all actively posting.
If you follow NFL and NBA news you'll know these names but for anybody that doesn't, these insider accounts are firmly at the center of the NFL and NBA breaking news universe and for going on a decade now Twitter was where you went to follow them.
What Threads has done is break that monopoly Twitter had on this sort of thing. It gives regular users a clean, familiar, functional, working UI with a simple onboard process and it gives high-profile accounts a stable platform, a verified badge, and a boatload of users.
Could Twitter survive if it was no longer the epicenter of North American sports discussion? Probably, but it would be a big loss and would signal to other communities on there that Twitter's expiration date is rapidly approaching.
- blastro 3y agoI wonder if these social platforms may one day become interoperable
- paxys 3y agoAnd the reason they are all immediately on Threads is that they saw the existential threat to their careers when Twitter went private and restricted their accounts to viewing 600/6000 Tweets last week. It's clear that with the daily random rule changes and service interruptions Twitter isn't the reliable platform that they need, and Instagram has a great track record of it.
- warunsl 3y agoI think these big accounts were given access to Threads much before the rate limiting debacle. And that was great tactic by Threads IMO. Having a lot of "Verified" accounts engagement on the app on day 1 when rest of the world joined gave it instant credibility.
- paxys 3y agoThe Instagram influencer type accounts, yes. The journalists mentioned in the post all joined after launch.
- sylens 3y agoPeople noticed that Twitter was unavailable on the first day of NBA Free Agency. I bet that is typically one of the biggest days on Twitter in terms of activity
- mullingitover 3y agoIt took breathtaking hubris to charge money to the very content creators that kept them alive.
- Sunspark 3y agoI have no Meta corp apps installed on my phone. Not Facebook, Instagram nor Whatsapp, and Threads will join that list. The reason for this is because Zuck and Meta corp are hostile to user privacy (and drain batteries). Threads can't even launch in the European Union because of it. Have fun paying $12 a month to be Threads-verified. Thankfully day-to-day life isn't yet dependent on Meta corp as a necessity.