Meta has introduced its new micro blogging app Threads yesterday on 6th July. This app is being liked a lot. Meta has introduced this app in competition with Twitter. Threads app has been downloaded by more than 50 million people in a single day. Now many top ministers including S Jaishankar, Chief Ministers like Arvind Kejriwal, celebrities like Madhuri Dixit, Shikhar Dhawan and spiritual guru Sadhguru have joined this list.
Over 50 million sign-ups in two days
The Twitter rival app has garnered over 50 million sign-ups within two days. Union Ministers like External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari have become users on the newly launched text-based social media platform Meta Threads. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has also created his account on Threads. Other Union ministers who joined the platform include Pralhad Joshi, Giriraj Singh and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Threads app became popular as soon as it arrived, these chief ministers joined
Threads is being seen as a direct rival to Twitter, the microblogging site owned by Elon Musk. The app gained 30 million users within 24 hours of its launch. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement on his official Threads account.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Goa Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant has also joined.
These Bollywood celebrities and cricketers also joined Threads
Several Bollywood celebrities have joined Meta's new microblogging site. The list includes director Karan Johar, cricketers Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant and Suresh Raina as well as actresses Kajol, Madhuri Dixit, Taapsee Pannu, Tamannaah Bhatia, Mrunal Thakur, Sonakshi Sinha and Parineeti Chopra and actors Abhishek Bachchan, Allu Arjun, Jr NTR, Many celebrities including Chiranjeevi, Mahesh Babu and Ali Fazal are involved. The official accounts of Red Chillies Entertainment, Netflix and Yash Raj Films have also appeared on the threads. Others who have joined the app include spiritual gurus Sadhguru and Gaur Gopal Das.
(pc amarujala)