Elon Musk Mocks Twitter Rival Meta’s Threads on Launch Day

In a recent Twitter exchange, Former Twitter CEO Elon Musk took a swipe at Meta’s Instagram and Threads, intensifying the ongoing rivalry between himself and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The confrontation began today with the launch of Meta’s new app, Threads, touted as a competitor to Twitter.

Threads Launched Today, Elon Musk Reacts

Mario Nawfal revealed the release date for Meta’s Threads app, which was positioned as a rival to Twitter. In response, Elon Musk sarcastically commented on the “sanely run” claim, hinting at Meta’s potential data collection practices.

Responding to a tweet about his departure email from Instagram:

“It is infinitely preferable to be attacked by strangers on Twitter, than indulge in the false happiness of hide-the-pain Instagram.”

– Elon Musk, July 06, 2023

As the launch of Threads took place, Mark Zuckerberg posted a tweet featuring identical Spider-Men facing off, symbolizing the rivalry between the two billionaires. Within hours, Threads had already attracted millions of users, including celebrities like Shakira and Jack Black.

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Will It Replace Twitter?

Threads presents itself as a direct challenger to Twitter, allowing users to post text and links, reply to messages, and repost content. Former Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey raised doubts over the app’s privacy features, sharing a screenshot that showed how the app could collect user data like contacts, location, sensitive information, purchases and browsing history.

In response to the launch of Threads, Elon Musk humorously posted a laughing face emoticon in response to a tweet indicating that Threads was created using a keyword with only copy and paste features.

It remains to be seen how Meta’s Threads will fare against the established dominance of Twitter, but the competitive spirit between Musk and Zuckerberg ensures that the battle for social media supremacy will continue.

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