New Delhi: Instagram head Adam Mosseri has clarified that Meta doesn’t want to replace Twitter, but instead wants to create a public platform on Instagram for communities that never actually adopted Twitter and for communities on the Elon Musk-run platform. For “those interested in a less angry space for conversation.” But not all of Twitter”. He added that the platform would not just focus on breaking news and world events.
He posted on Threads, “Politics and hard news will inevitably appear on Threads — they also are on Instagram to some degree — but we’re going to do nothing to encourage those verticals.” ,ALSO READ: Once struggled to survive, shut down website in 2015, its app-only model failed but is now a Rs 3501-crore plus company,
In response to a question from The Verge’s Alex Heath, Mosseri said that politics and hard news are important and he does not want to imply otherwise.
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Mosseri added, “But I believe that from a platform perspective, any incremental engagement or revenue they may drive is not worth the scrutiny, negativity (let’s be honest), or the integrity risks that come with them.” Is.”
He said there are more than enough amazing communities — sports, music, fashion, beauty, entertainment, etc. — to create a vibrant platform without the need to delve into politics or hard news.
Mosseri said there are a lot of good offerings out there for public speaking.
He continued, “But given all that was going on, we thought there was an opportunity to build something that was open and something that was a good fit for the community that was already using Instagram.”