Zuckerberg's new Threads app: How to use it

And how it compares to Twitter, Mastodon, etc.

Author

Leander Kahney
July 06, 2023

Mark Zuckerberg has a reputation for copying.

And if you look at his new Threads app — which is a straight-up Twitter clone — you’d see this reputation is absolutely spot on.

Still, there’s a lot going for Threads, as we detail in our how-to for getting started on the new platform. We also break down how it compares to competing social media platforms.

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