Source: The Verge
Summary
Meta is launching a web version of Threads, its messaging app, to bring its desktop experience more in line with competitors like X and Bluesky. The web version will allow users to access their Threads conversations from any device with a web browser. This move is part of Meta’s efforts to expand the reach of Threads and make it a more comprehensive messaging platform.
Our Reading
The launch follows a familiar script.
Threads is getting a web version because, apparently, it’s 2023 and not having a web version is a thing that can happen. Meta wants to make Threads more like its competitors, because being different is hard. Now, users can access their conversations from any device with a web browser, which is just what everyone was missing from their lives. The web version is part of Meta’s plan to make Threads a real messaging platform, whatever that means. Threads is still trying to catch up to the 90s.
Author: Evan Null
