Here's what you need to know...
📱 Threads is a new app developed by the Instagram team for sharing text updates and engaging in public conversations.
Users can log in using their Instagram accounts and customize their profiles for Threads.
The app allows for posts up to 500 characters long, including links, photos, and videos up to 5 minutes in length.
🌐 Threads aims to be compatible with the open social networking protocol, ActivityPub, enabling interoperability with other apps like Mastodon and WordPress.
This compatibility would foster diverse and interconnected networks, giving users more control over their audience and the ability to transfer content to other services.
It promotes innovation, experimentation, and the freedom to choose spaces aligned with personal values.
🛡️ The app prioritizes safety by enforcing Instagram's Community Guidelines and providing tools to control conversations.
Users can manage mentions, filter out specific words, and block or report profiles.
Threads also offers accessibility features, such as screen reader support and AI-generated image descriptions.
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