:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/4XH2DGHGB5HD5PIJCU3G4CUDOM.webp "Instagram warns that Threads is not a space for information and politics")
Twitter has stood out as a space for information And policyand now with the arrival of Sonusers think it is a copy, so Adam Mosseri, director of Instagram, clarified that the issues to be prioritized are very different from those of Elon’s platform.
In a chat with The Verge, he said the new app “won’t do anything to promote” politics and “hard news”. He argued that other aspects of scrutiny, negativity and risks the integrity issues associated with these issues do not justify the additional commitment or revenue that could be earned.
In this regard, he pointed out that there are enough “incredible” communities (sports, music, fashion, beauty, entertainment, etc.) to create an impactful platform without the need to engage in topics that generate debate. .
Your point of view is probably influenced by your previous experience in the field of news on facebook.
“The goal is not to replace Twitter. The goal is to create a public place for communities on Instagram who have never accepted Twitter and for communities on Twitter (and other platforms) who are interested in a less hostile place for conversations, but not everything on Twitter,” Mosseri said.
In recent years, Meta has distanced itself from current affairs and politics, even reduce the amount of content that users see on Facebook about it. It should be recalled that he removed the word “News” from the main page.
Additionally, the company responded to a new Canadian law that would require paying for local news, announcing that it would remove news from Facebook and Instagram in that country.
Despite this, it seems inevitable that politics and current affairs will be present in Threads because The politicians And journalists They have already started using the platform.
Although Threads shares similarities with Twitter, Mosseri seems to take a broader view, as per the statement by Mark Zuckerberg, who talked about reaching a billion people.
Unlike Twitter, where users can access trending and popular topics on their homepage, Threads does not offer this feature. be integrated with instagramthe platform focuses on displaying content of interest that was already linked to the linked social network.
What this link has generated is that users are taking advantage of their presence on Instagram to amplify their messages and reach a wider audience.
Threads, Meta’s new social network, outdated 30 million registered users the first day of the launch and many users still have a question, on which platforms can the new application be used.
A big difference with Twitter is the lack of a desktop version as the app can only be used by downloading it from Google Play Store And app store.
Currently, when accessing the desktop version of Instagram, users are allowed to view profiles of users who are already in Threads, but there is no option to post information.
The app is currently deployed in over 100 countries to iOS And androidbut users from these countries can only download the app on mobile device.
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