The success of Threads, Meta’s bid to compete against depressed Twitter, was impressive in terms of downloads: until last week, users were around 80 million just two days after launch, put first applications To get such a welcome in history.
Topics is literally a copy of Twitter: the same look, the same functions as ‘trill’ up to 500 letters (instead of 280), but no private messages or trends or word searches.
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The massive wave of new users on Threads is due to the ease of activating a profile through Instagram as it is the same owner from Meta, in addition to Twitter users’ annoyance with recent changes and usage and functionality limitations. from facebook.
However Are there security and privacy risks involved? Yes, as with all other Meta products, Lawsuits have been filed around the world for seizing private data, among other issues.
Threads like Facebook and Instagram collect sensitive information from their users for commercial purposes. These are some risks and facts that many people don’t know about Threads.
(You may be interested in: How to set up Threads and create account: step by step on Android and iPhone)
Under iOS, the iPhone system that forces apps to reveal what user data they’re accessing, Threads accesses people’s private information, such as purchases, search history, contact information, and financial information (if you’ve saved a credit card, for example) to create an account. digital activity profile for commercial purposes.
With all this information collected, Meta will be able to further enrich their “triangulation” to send you advertising and commercial offers. regarding their tastes, behavior, proximity to where they live or work, and even their illness or physical activity.
Threads was born with a proposal that uses Instagram’s content management and security system.
Like this, users can activate their Threads account by importing their Instagram profile, use the same profile photo, follow the same people, etc.
But per their terms of service this means that if you want to delete your Threads account you will also close your Instagram account, something Meta has said will stay that way for a while.
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There is something that unites them: they belong to eccentric businessmen, they are criticized, loved or hated. Elon Musk’s Twitter. Topics by Mark Zuckerberg from Meta (Facebook, Quest, Instagram, WhatsApp). Here are some differences:
1. You will not see porn on the topics or both fake users as they inherit content and identity policies from Instagram.
2. Number of letters per post: 280 on Twitter, 500 in Threads.
3. If instagram verified (blue “cool”), Your Threads will take over it.
4. Videos: Topics can be posted for up to 5 minutes. Up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds on Twitter (unverified accounts).
5. Twitter has famous ‘trends’ larger conversation topics. In matters, no.
6. Twitter is searchable by words and usernames. For Users Only.
7. Topics do not have private messages among users.
JOSE CARLOS GARCIA
MEDIA EDITOR
On Twitter: @JoseCarlostecno
Source: Exame
