Threads, prioritizes interactionn visual material. You can publish text updates and participate in public discussions by logging in with your Instagram account. The app's interface is similar to the Instagram comment area, but it also includes Twitter capabilities like reacting and resharing content. You can submit links, up to 10 photographs, movies up to 5 minutes long, and up to 500 characters (more than Twitter's 280 characters).

Threads created using technologies to promote constructive, fruitful discussion. Within Threads, you have control over who may mention you or respond to you. Similar to Instagram, you can add hidden words to your threads to exclude comments that contain particular phrases. By pressing the three-dot menu, you can unfollow, block, restrict, or report a profile on Threads. Any profiles you've blocked on Instagram will also be blocked on Threads.

The microblogging interface on Threads is extremely comparable to Twitter. Users can check the number of likes and replies a post has received as well as repost, reply to, or quote a topic. Unlike Twitter, where the character limit is 280, "threads" can be up to 500 characters long and can contain links, images, and videos that are up to five minutes long.

Making Threads "a friendly place" will be essential for its success, according to Zuckerberg, who added that this was "one reason why Twitter never succeeded as much as I think it should have, and we want to do it differently."

If you've ever used Twitter, Threads will be a breeze for you. Some of the followers on your feed will be familiar if you imported them from Instagram. By tapping on the pencil icon on the bottom navigation bar, you can respond to those posts or write your own. If you haven't already, simply search for and follow some of your favorite Instagram profiles on the network.

However, there are certain privacy issues with Instagram's Threads app. A lengthy list of rights that users must grant to the app can be found in its App Store description, including access to users' "Financial Info" and "Sensitive Info."

To put so much faith in an app from Meta, the old Facebook, which has been dogged by scandals and problems, is a big step.

Instagram users can log into Threads using their Instagram account because Threads was developed by the Instagram team. According to the website, your username and verification status will transfer over, but you will also have the choice of customising other aspects of your profile, such as whether or not you want to follow the same users that you do on Instagram.

Due of the connection between Threads and Instagram, account deactivation should also be taken into consideration. You can cancel your account at any time, but "your Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting your Instagram account," according to Threads' additional privacy policy.

Only Instagram users can now create accounts on Threads. You must first sign up for Instagram in order to access Threads.

Making Threads an extension of Instagram was a wise decision on the side of Meta, according to Mike Proulx, VP and research director at Forrester, despite potential opposition.

Proulx said that Instagram users are receiving alerts about their followers joining Threads, which is encouraging more and more people to sign up. "It's piqued (user) curiosity," Proulx said. "That's one of the reasons why Threads got over 10 million people to sign up in just a seven hour period" following its introduction.

Though Proulx noted that "the long term nature of threads is what's going to ultimately predict its success or failure," it will be vital to retain momentum and continue to hold users' interest after the initial curiosity boost.

Although the platform's future is uncertain, Lopez advised brands to join as soon as possible because new users on Threads have the option to automatically follow everyone they are following on Instagram when they sign up. As a result, Lopez warned that brands risk "missing out on followers by delaying activating" a Threads account.