What is Instagram Threads, how to sign up and where it is available

( Spanish) — It seemed that Meta already had it all in the world of social media. Facebook, Messenger Instagram and WhatsApp cover a huge spectrum of users in their digital environments, which include photos, videos, messaging, calls and, in general, the creation of a community. However, Mark Zuckerberg’s company showed us that you can always go further and this Wednesday officially launched Threads, a new social network that is similar to Twitter.

Its success has been overwhelming: more than 30 million people joined the platform in less than 24 hours, Zuckerberg said. in your verified Threads accountduring the morning of this Thursday.

Here are all the details you need to know about Threads.

What is Threads?

Facebook has tried to compete with Twitter in many ways over the years, for example by copying characteristic features of said social network such as hashtags and trending topics. But now Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is delivering what is perhaps its biggest blow to Twitter to date.

This is Threads, which is basically a new text-based social network that aims to offer a space for real-time online conversations, a feature that has long been the main attraction of Twitter.

“Threads is a new app, created by the Instagram team, for sharing text updates and joining public conversations,” indicated goal in a post on his blog.

This new social network, created by the team behind Instagram, seems to have many similarities with Twitter, from the design to the description of the product. Its listing in app stores highlights its potential to build followers and connect with like-minded people.

In the first hours of its launch, 10 million people logged into Threads, Zuckerberg said in your Threads account.

How to register?

The app reached that huge number of 10 million people in such a short time Mainly becauseUnlike Twitter-like rivals like Mastodon and Bluesky, Meta has a vast amount of resources to send to Threads, plus a gigantic user base on Facebook and Instagram that can promote the use of the new social network.

(And we cannot forget the fact that Twitter is in a moment of great turbulence, since in the last few days it has had service outages, limits have been imposed on the use of the application and has announced controversial measures such as that it will charge for TweetDeck ).

It also helps that registration is very easy. What do you need?

1. First, you need to have an active Instagram account.
2. Then, you must download the app of the new social network. You can find it in the app stores of iOS and Android systems as “Threads, an Instagram app”.
3. Then, open the app and choose the option to log in with your Instagram account.
4. Done, with that you will be in Threads.
5. Remember: You can only use Threads if you have an Instagram account. That’s the only way to log in there at the moment.

Features and where it is available

In this photo illustration, the Threads by Meta app is seen on a mobile phone. (Photo: Davide Bonaldo/SOPA Images/Shutterstock)

Once you’ve linked your Instagram account to use Threads, the app asks you to customize your profile and follow the same accounts you already follow on Instagram.

As you can see, Threads looks similar to Twitter, with a familiar layout, a text-based feed, and the ability to share or repost and cite posts, not to mention that the name of the social network refers to a function that Twitter made famous (that is, the threads, a word that in English translates as “threads”).

What are some features of the new social network and where is it available?

• Posts in Threads can be up to 500 characters long.
• These messages can include links, photos and videos of up to 5 minutes in length.
• If your Instagram account is verified, it will also be verified in Threads.
• In addition to reposting and quoting people’s Threads in the same app, you can also share the posts to your Instagram stories.
• You can control who mentions you or replies to your Threads.
• You can also unfollow, block or report a Threads account by clicking on the three dots symbol.
• Keep in mind that any account you block on Instagram will automatically be blocked from Threads.
• Meta said that Threads is already available in 100 countries, but did not give a list of which ones.

With reporting from ‘s Samantha Kelly and Brian Fung.