Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Are you wondering what Threads is and what it has to do with Twitter? We’re here to help.
Twitter was already getting to be a mess under Elon Musk, and while there are some alternative social media sites to use, users are still on there and rightfully complaining about “rate limits” and such.
Meta — the company that owns Facebook — is hoping to capture that frustrated audience, reportedly this week.
Meet Threads, the rival social media app. What’s it all about? Let’s dive in: