Facebook owner Meta to launch Twitter rival on Thursday

The move is the latest in a rivalry between Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk.

"Thank goodness they're so sanely run",Meanwhile, Twitter has said that the popular user dashboard, TweetDeck will go behind a paywall in 30 days time.

It appears from Meta's Threads app that it will be a free service - and there will be no restrictions on how many posts a user can see. Several apps that bear a striking resemblance to Twitter have sprung up in recent years - such as Donald Trump's Truth Social and Mastodon.

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