Early numbers aren’t everything.
Was every Google account equating to a Google+ account at that point?
It was invite-only for quite a long time, if memory serves.
I know Threads gets a lot of criticism here but the launch and growth rate are incredible nonetheless.
Isn’t that because it’s getting nag screened in Instagram? So people will be like “Yeah, ok, I guess I’ll click this button to see what this is…”
Yeah, I’m sure a significant percentage are signing up but not staying active. That said, my feed is filled with content from people I follow. They did a great job engaging “influencers” (I hate that term) before the public launch.
I mean it’s really not that impressive if you consider how it works. People just click “sign in with Instagram” and boom now they have a Threads account.
I have no doubt they will be successful though, considering the absolute shitshow that is Twitter now. I’d love to see their daily active users and revenue over the last few months.
this is why i find all the talk of “defederate threads” on lemmy a bit premature.
Meta isn’t even thinking about the fediverse at this point, they’re just using it as a buzzword. Their focus is on growth.
If that was the case they wouldn’t have reached out to Mastodon instance owners a while ago before the launch.
First, “reaching out” is different from actually federating completely.
Second, i was referring to lemmy in particular. I know mastodon and lemmy are both part of the fediverse, but lemmy <> threads federation is a different conversation than mastodon <> threads.
Okay, let me specify: You said “Meta isn’t even thinking about the fediverse at this point […]” which is demonstrably false. They reached out, so they’re thinking about it.
