Facebook launching new app as a rival to Twitter

Facebook launching new app as a rival to Twitter

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg (PA)

Tue, 04 Jul, 2023 - 07:15
Rob Freeman, PA

Facebook owner Meta is launching a new app to rival Twitter this week.

Threads, which will be linked to Instagram, is available for pre-order in the Apple App Store and will go live on Thursday.

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