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The main advantage of Threads is its Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook have
approach towards privacy. Since multiple all reacted by launching their own similar
services to keep up with the competition.
people can be added to the same thread, it
TikTok, for example, recently launched its
eliminates the need to manually curate a
private conversation for each group. own 'close friends' list feature amidst
Additionally, it offers two functionality that fears of Threads' popularity.
are unique and user-friendly: automated
Threads has revolutionized the way people
status updates and the ‘@mention’ feature.
communicate and collaborate online. It
The automated status update feature allows offers a hassle-free experience for users
to directly communicate with the people
users to share their current activities
they care about. With its advanced
quickly and easily to the close friends on
their list. The @mention feature allows features such as automated status
users to initiate a conversation by directly updates and @mentions, it is likely to
become the platform of choice for many
mentioning their close friends. This
users. Threads is sure to bring a new
eliminates the need for an account to be
senior or valuable to initiate discussion in wave of disruption to the social media
Threads. Since its launch, Threads has landscape.
threatened to disrupt existing social media
models. It is likely to present competition to
existing social media platforms in terms of
user engagement.