{"id":26244,"date":"2023-03-13T15:34:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T15:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/meta-exploring-plans-for-twitter-rival"},"modified":"2023-03-13T15:44:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T15:44:12","slug":"meta-exploring-plans-for-twitter-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/meta-exploring-plans-for-twitter-rival","title":{"rendered":"Meta exploring plans for Twitter rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Meta, the parent firm of Facebook and Instagram, is working on a standalone, text-based social network app. It could rival both Twitter and its decentralised competitor, Mastodon.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson told the BBC: \u201cWe\u2019re exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates. \u201cWe believe there\u2019s an opportunity for a separate space where creators and public figures can share timely updates about their interests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d A Twitter-like app would allow Meta to take advantage of the current chaos at the Elon Musk-led company, where cost-cutting has been rampant. Twitter has been struggling to hold on to its advertising base since Mr Musk\u2019s takeover of the platform late last year.<\/p>\n<p>Companies have pulled back spending following Twitter\u2019s move to restore suspended accounts and release a paid account verification which resulted in scammers impersonating firms.<\/p>\n<p>According to MoneyControl, the new app is codenamed P92, and will allow users to log in through their existing Instagram credentials. Meta\u2019s app will be based on a similar framework to the one that powers Mastodon, a Twitter-like service which was launched in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The new app would be decentralised \u2013 it cannot be run at the whim of a single entity, bought or sold. Meta\u2019s plans come at a time when its biggest platform, Facebook, is struggling to attract the attention of a younger audience.<\/p>\n<p>It has also heavily invested in the metaverse, a virtual world where users interact and work \u2013 which has yet to come to fruition. Its video-sharing app, Instagram, is also facing stiff competition as content makers or hit influencers abandon the platform for TikTok. It was not immediately clear when Meta would roll out the new app.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Meta, the parent firm of Facebook and Instagram, is working on a standalone, text-based social network app. It could rival both Twitter and its decentralised competitor, Mastodon. 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