AfterMeta copied Twitter with Threadsto major success , third parties are vying for an undeserved piece of the action . Apple has remove an app titled “ Threads for Insta , ” which is not in reality the Threads app , but is instead an AI - powered content generator .
TechCrunchreportedthat Threads for Insta became one of the App Store ’s most downloaded apps , having top the charts in Switzerland , Sweden , Germany , France , Spain , and the Netherlands this week . Meta ’s actual version ofThreads is not yet available in the EU due to regulative concerns , potentially explain the popularity of the clone in those respective countries — user were belike put on into consider it was the legitimate Threads app or a way to get at it . The app was created by the Israel - establish SocialKit LTD , and was a content generator that used AI to generate posts , though its not clear-cut what these posts look like or what platforms the app will develop them for . Apple also displume all apps by SocialKit LTD , and suspend the company from publishing on the App Store .
SocialKit did not immediately return Gizmodo ’s request for comment .
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The outlet account that Threads for Insta was downloaded 300,000 times , citing data from Sensor Tower , and that a majority of those downloads came from users in Europe . Threads for Insta is not the only Threads victim that has try on to fool users into download it . “ thread : AI Chatbot & Keyboard ” was among the other dupe descry on the App Store , while a similar app title “ Threads by Instagram ” wasseenon the Google gambling store issue by a company called Alphabeticc .
thread was bring out as Meta ’s Twitter slayer and became available for download in the U.S. on July 5 , and since then , the platform has garnered well over 100 million exploiter , who are able to access it directly from Instagram . The app has not come without its average share of issues , however . Meta is really trying to brand Threads as an unpolitical “ favorable place,”according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the rollout might have been too premature , asusers who want to edit yarn will need to atomize their intact Instagram account .
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