Twitter vs. Thread: A Comprehensive Comparison of Features, Controversies, and User Satisfaction

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Twitter currently has 450 million users. However, not all of them are satisfied with Twitter’s service. The answer is no. In the US, Twitter ad sales have declined by 59%. Over the past two years, Twitter has lost nearly 7 million users. Additionally, Twitter’s website visits have declined by 7.3%. When Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, nobody could have anticipated the beginning of Twitter’s decline.

There has been a significant demand for an alternative to Twitter for quite some time. Many alternatives have been developed, such as Mastodon, Hive, Bluesky, and the Indian-made app called Koo. However, none of them have achieved much success.

Twitter has been involved in numerous controversies, including account hacking, the banning of Donald Trump’s account, Wikileaks-related court orders, account suspensions, removal of tweets, and privacy concerns. In recent days, controversies have been triggered when Musk imposed restrictions on Twitter users. Users who have subscribed to Twitter for $8 per month can now see 6000 posts per day, while normal users are limited to 600 posts per day. This led to a lot of controversies.

In India, there is a saying, “Aapda me avsar,” which means “a blessing in disguise.” And there couldn’t have been a more perfect time for Mark Zuckerberg’s company, Meta, to launch a rival app to Twitter called Thread on July 6th. This app is almost similar to Twitter and offers many of the same features. It had been in development since January, and it seems like Zuckerberg was waiting for the perfect moment to launch his “Twitter Destroyer” app. Within hours of its launch, Thread gained millions of users. Mark Zuckerberg claimed that Thread had gained 10 million subscribers in the last seven hours. Prominent personalities and US politicians have also joined Thread.