New Twitter alternative, Threads, could eclipse rivals like Mastodon and Blue Sky
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As Twitter faces mounting backlash over its latest policy changes , alternative apps like Blue Sky and Mastodon are standing by to welcome disgruntled users of the Elon Musk-owned blogging platform. Yet while these fledgling communities for now remain bit players on the social scene, Meta's new Threads app may finally offer a serious competitor to Twitter, experts say. Threads, which launched on Wednesday, is integrated with Instagram and is backed by Meta's vast technical and financial resources, potent advantages that have helped it quickly acquire tens of millions of users. But whether the platform can retain those users will depend on its ability to roll out features that appeal to Twitter defectors and replicate the app's pre-Musk culture. Twitter limits daily posts users can view 03:52 A matter of tim...