Ready To Launch! Here's How Threads Work, New Social Media From Meta

JAKARTA - Recently, Twitter shocked users with a new policy from CEO Elon Musk which limits the number of tweets that can be read per day. However, amid the commotion, Facebook's parent company, Meta, secretly released their latest application called Threads. The app was developed under Instagram and is considered a competitor to Twitter.

According to data from the App Store in the United States (US), Threads will be officially released and downloadable on July 6. The company also displays a countdown on its official website for the same date on the Android platform.

How does Threads work?

Before using this application, there are several things to know. Reporting from 9to5google, here is how Threads work and how this application is connected to Instagram.

In general, you are not required to follow all the accounts you follow on Instagram. However, the Threads app will allow you to automatically follow the people in Threads that you also follow on Instagram.

Users can also make their Threads profile private, so not everyone who follows or follows on Instagram can access your Threads profile, unless you give permission.

It should be noted that Threads profile is connected to the user's Instagram profile. Both accounts will use the same username and display name as on Instagram. You can also follow, stop following, or even block various accounts in Threads.

Interestingly, this application can also be connected to federation social networks such as Mastodon. For more information about this application, you can see it when the official application is launched in the coming days.