Threads Usage Overtakes X on Mobile

[ForkHandles]

I refuse to use threads. The good thing about X is most woke activists left. They are all on threads. Then there is the furies home, bluesky

Perhaps that’s a great thing?

Need to rage and hate, go X
Need an adult chat, go BS

Never the Twain Shall Meet kind of thing.

 

[roklanhavok]

I don't think this could possibly be realistically true. It's probably only technically true because of Threads forceful integration into Instagram.

 

[321565]

Perhaps that’s a great thing?

Need to rage and hate, go X
Need an adult chat, go BS

Never the Twain Shall Meet kind of thing.

"Adult" chat.

 

[andrewxgx]

i've yet to see a genuine social post on threads
all infuencer wannabees and AI and motivational junk and blue site girls
social media be dead. welcome to advertisement media.

 

[Jumpthesnark]

People who use Instagram. Instagram displays Threads posts in the Instagram feed so one click you're in Threads.

Newp. I've clicked on the Threads posts linked in IG and I'm still not "in Threads."

 

[UliBaer]

It's like the choice between the plaque and cholera... 🤔

 

[TFrank2]

I’m happy to report I use neither x or threads.

Every now and again I’ll venture in to both only to be reminded of why I don’t use them on a regular basis within 60 seconds 😂

 

[Jumpthesnark]

Has anyone ever met or heard someone publicly admit they use Threads? Hell, anyone who knows what it even is. I'm sure this is just forced logins from IG/FB.

Since you're asking for anecdotal evidence (as opposed to actual data, which this thread is based on), yes.

Of the major social media platforms, X is the one people may have a problem with "publicly admitting" they're on, for some obvious reasons.

 

[Brian Greenstone]

Do we still need “formerly Twitter”? It’s been years.

It will always be Twitter to me. Although I canceled my account the day Musk took over.

 

[jooish]

I’m happy to report I use neither x or threads.

What are you signaling with this comment?

 

[I7guy]

What are you signaling with this comment?

That I don’t care that threads overtook x. I use neither.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

I do use BlueSky but only to stalk the Star Trek actors 🤭🖖

Wonder if they’re like, “almost 60 years later and the tribbles are still stirring up trouble.”

 

[dannys1]

It's wild people would flee Elon for Zuckerberg. I understand people being averse to Elon, but they don't hesitate giving all their data to Meta?

In terms of short form social networks, "my data" is the least of the problems they present.

 

[Banan911]

We all need to stay away from these US platforms. Especially if you’re European or not US American.

US services are a security threat these days and there are good alternatives available like Matodon for X/Threads/BlueSky, Pixelfed for Instagram and etc.

 

[dannys1]

I have never seen anyone use threads, nor talk about threads and I am heavily in a tech business. Also "formerly Twitter" at this point is stupid, its been four years.

Exactly - just call it Twitter like everyone else I know does.

 

[dannys1]

You're basically choosing the lesser of 2 evils to hand your data over to. 🤷‍♂️

Zuckerberg has had whatever data I choose to put on a social network (which like everyone I know, is really not a significant amount of my life) since 2008 and guess what - nothing negative has happened. In fact i'd say Instagram ads are vaguely useful sometimes. I never see ads on Facebook, Threads or Meta Quest so.

 

[!!!]

Threads?

Why not BlueSky? Or Mastodon? Who thinks to themselves, "I want a microblogging site, but from Facebook!"

 

[TFrank2]

Exactly - just call it Twitter like everyone else I know does.

I’m immediately caught off guard when someone calls it X… like come again now? Must be getting too old 😂

 

[the future]

It's wild people would flee Elon for Zuckerberg. I understand people being averse to Elon, but they don't hesitate giving all their data to Meta?

Yeah, imagine a world where Zuckerberg, of all people, is the lesser of two evils. This whole timeline just boggles the mind.

 

[justanotherdave]

Threads is almost as bad as X.

Besides all the usual suspects you see on X, Threads is filled with Meta shills constantly trying to promote their products or outright lying about things they do (like their rampant data collection of users to sell ads).

 

[Calaveras]

I'm surprised to be honest.
Just judging by how many begs I see on Instagram, breathlessly trying to get me to click through to Threads.
'Hey Calaveras! Your friends Foo and Widget are already on Threads! Why not check it out!'
OTOH everyone I know has bailed on Twitter since it was taken over by some South African raver.

 

[Rychiar]

threads is by dar the worse "social media" platform. its pretty much an algorithm on steroids to flood you with rage bait, porn and spam

 

[justanotherdave]

Oh, oh. Musk will lose it now.

Musk will now sue Apple & Google for even allowing Threads in their App stores and not prioritizing X instead.

 

[groove-agent]

I don't trust Meta with respect to morality or competency. I wouldn't jump on board with anything they're trying to put out there.

 

[coolfactor]

They both probably have more bots then actual users.

Meta cooks the books.
How many are bots?

Probably same bots as Twitter (I try not to use x because reasons)

This article is about "mobile" users. Would bots be included in that stat? Bots aren't running on iOS.