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Threads

Meta's text-based social app, launched in 2023 and linked to Instagram accounts, competing with X.

By Brandon MinaCEO, BrandPilot AIUpdated November 2026

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Threads is Meta's text-based social app, launched in 2023 and linked to Instagram accounts, competing with X. Users post short text updates, images and videos and engage through replies and reposts. Its connection to Instagram gives brands and creators a way to extend their existing audience into real-time conversation.