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mcny on July 6, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Instagram Threads passes 10M users in seven hours

> What's the fastest way to gain 10M users?

> Start with 2.35B users.

I mean it is funny but I don't recall seeing anything on Instagram about threads. iirc, the first time I read about threads was on techmeme a few days ago when it became available for 'pre-order' on the apple app store.

nickelcitymario on July 6, 2023 [–]

I was notified via an Instagram notification that it was launching, and asking if I wanted to "pre-order".

giarc on July 6, 2023 | [–]

Did you click anything or engage at all with Threads (ex if you searched 'threads' in Instagram, there was an Easter egg to the App store pre-launch)

nickelcitymario on July 7, 2023 | | [–]

I did not! That’s kinda cool

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