Zuckerberg claims tens of millions of Threads signups within days of launch
The CEO of Facebook's parent company is trying to position Threads as a direct challenger to Twitter.
The CEO of Facebook's parent company is trying to position Threads as a direct challenger to Twitter.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company's new app Threads had more than 30 million people sign up within the first few hours of its launch. Threads is aiming to capitalize on recent controversial changes to Twitter under Elon Musk. Ann-Marie Alcántara, personal tech reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News to discuss the competition between Twitter and Threads and how users are reacting.
Threads, the new social media platform owned by Meta, has amassed more than 10 million sign-ups in less than 24 hours, according to Mark Zuckerberg. Ryan Heath, global tech correspondent for Axios, has more on the new challenger to Twitter.
The Meta CEO tweeted at Musk as he says more than 10 million people signed up for his Twitter-rival app Threads within hours of its launch.
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