Instagram’s Threads Launches , With Millions of Users.<br />Meta's new Twitter-like app, Threads, launched on July 5, Fox Business reports.<br />According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, over <br />5 million people signed up within a few hours.<br />Let’s do this. Welcome to Threads, Mark Zuckerberg, via Threads.<br />It’ll take some time, but I think there should be a public conversations app with 1 billion+ people on it. Twitter has had the opportunity to do this but hasn’t nailed it. Hopefully we will, Mark Zuckerberg, via Threads.<br />Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted <br />his reaction to the new platform.<br />It is infinitely preferable to be attacked by strangers on Twitter, than indulge in the false happiness of hide-the-pain Instagram, Elon Musk, via Twitter.<br />He also commented on other users' <br />posts about the platform.<br />Zuckerberg's competing app comes as a tentative fighting match between the two billionaire CEOs remains a possibility. .<br />Zuckerberg's competing app comes as a tentative fighting match between the two billionaire CEOs remains a possibility.