Meta to launch new app to rival Twitter

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Meta – the owners of Facebook and Instagram are poised to unveil a new app come July 6, that appears to mimic Twitter – owned by Elon Musk.

A listing for the app, called Threads, appeared in Apple’s App Store, indicating it would debut as early as Thursday.

It is billed as a “text-based conversation app” that is linked to Instagram, with the listing teasing a Twitter-like microblogging experience.

It says “Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow.”

Additionally, according to screenshots displayed on the App Store listing, Instagram users will be able to keep their user names and follow the same accounts on the new app.

Meta is yet to comment on the app.