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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Did threads take off recently or what's the story? I thought it was unsuccessful as xitter was already the preferred platform

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

I thought it was unsuccessful as xitter was already the preferred platform

It isn't anymore, ad I expect that to accelerate. The Guardian just announced today that they will no longer use it, for example (although individual journalists may still choose to do so)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Meta auto created threads accounts for all instagram users iirc so they kinda forced thwir way into the market by pre inflating their numbers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I see official POTUS content on Mastodon because of Threads. I'd say that's pretty taken off

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I was wondering that too. All I hear about is BlueSky and then suddenly this.