It was earlier said that Meta plans to develop a social platform similar to Twitter, and it will be launched under the name of Instagram. Yesterday, the website The Verge released screenshots of this unannounced program, so that the outside world can have a glimpse. According to The Verge, Meta is calling the project Project 92 internally, and it is estimated that it will eventually be launched under the name Threads.
Similar to other social platforms
Threads will use the Instagram account to log into the system, and users can also choose to register an account with the Facebook login system. According to reports, Meta chose ActivityPub for Threads, a communication protocol capable of cross-platform, and posts can correspond to other social platforms at the same time, such as the open source and decentralized platform Mastodon and other platforms. The Verge described the interface design of Threads as Instagram without pictures, and some foreign media believed that the display of conversations was similar to Instagram’s message field.
Take the first step to retain customers
Some analysts pointed out that Meta has currently developed a new social platform to compete with its own Facebook and Instagram. The reason is to actively try to keep users under Meta’s services before other platforms using ActivityPub steal users.
source:9to5mac
