Insta To Rival Twitter With Text App, Coming Soon

"Instagram's Text App Challenge To Twitter"

Blog section updated on May 21, 2023 at 3:05 p.m. The original publish time was 2:06 p.m. on the same day.

Instagram may create a new app that competes with Twitter's text-based platform.

Insiders stated that Meta's platform is testing its new model with celebrities and influencers.

According to South China Morning Post, a few famous people have been using the app for a while now. These people are considered trustworthy.

People can link the new app to their Instagram. The apps will still be separate.

Lia Haberman, a marketing lecturer, shared a screenshot. It shows an early app description. She says it could make its debut in June.

. Instagram wants to make a new app. This app will be about text. It could compete with Twitter. The app is not out yet.

Lia Haberman, a social media lecturer, said the new app resembles Twitter.

Ms Haberman thinks the new app can work well with Mastodon. They might use it together in the future.

She said that Meta has a tendency to copy features from other apps and tools that are expected to be popular with users.

Haberman mentioned Elon Musk's idea of making Twitter an "everything app." This means adding more features to the platform than just sharing information.

She said that Meta has a history of using ideas from other platforms. It's possible they'll be the first to achieve it by putting together all of their current efforts.

In March, Platformer said that Meta was considering making an app with text.

On Thursday, Twitter said Microsoft broke their rules for developers getting access to Twitter's data. AFP saw a letter from Twitter saying this.

Last April, Microsoft decided to stop using Twitter's data. This was because Elon Musk asked developers to pay fees for using APIs. The APIs allow platforms to connect with Twitter. Microsoft was not willing to pay these fees. This was mentioned in a letter.

Meta is working on a new text-based app. The timing coincides with big changes happening at Twitter. The owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, is overseeing these changes. The Twitter headquarters is located in San Francisco.

The Instagram HQ is located in Silicon Valley. It is a big building. Many people work there. They make decisions for Instagram.

Twitter asked Microsoft to disclose all Twitter content they had in their possession for the past two years. They want to know how it was kept and what was done with it. This request was made in a letter addressed to Nadella.

Microsoft got a letter from a law firm who works for Twitter. The letter had some questions about Microsoft's old use of Twitter's free API.

Microsoft spokesperson replied to AFP inquiry saying they will review the questions and respond accordingly.

We want to keep working with the company for a long time.

Twitter is investigating if Microsoft used Twitter too much. This might be considered rude behavior. Twitter wants to check if Microsoft asked for too many things.

The letter said Twitter wants the information by June 7.

Elon Musk wants to make money from Twitter access. It was free before he took over. Developers will now have to pay to use the platform. People are asking for it to be free again.

Musk made a new company called X.AI. X.AI is in Nevada. It is a corporation for artificial intelligence. Business documents say X.AI will take on Microsoft and Google.

Last month, Musk sent a Tweet accusing Microsoft of using Twitter data illegally. He stated 'lawsuit time.'

Google, Meta and Microsoft made AI systems for many years. They help with stuff like translations, search, and advertising. Before, people called them machine learning or big data.

OpenAI, which created ChatGPT, is receiving billions of dollars from Microsoft. Bing, Microsoft's search engine, is also using OpenAI's technology.

Musk took over Twitter in October. He is causing trouble. He fired staff. He let far-right figures back on the platform. He suspended journalists. He charges for things that used to be free.