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US correspondent: Threads app a significant move from Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 7 Jul 2023, 8:51am
Mark Zuckerberg. Photo / Getty Images
Mark Zuckerberg. Photo / Getty Images

US correspondent: Threads app a significant move from Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 7 Jul 2023, 8:51am

Thirty-million users have signed up for Mark Zuckerberg's newly-launched Threads app on its first day.

The owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp - Meta - has released its direct competitor to Elon Musk's Twitter, which offers a text-based version of Instagram.

US correspondent Richard Arnold told Tim Dower this is a significant move from the Meta boss.

He says Zuckerberg hopes to turn Threads into a 'mega app', something Zuckerberg says Musk has failed to do with Twitter.

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