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		TechBro8615 on July 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Threads, an Instagram app Snap was cloned extremely effectively within Instagram (stories). So was TikTok (reels). I'm actually surprised they aren't taking the same strategy here. Why create a new app? Why not add Threads to the existing Instagram, in the same way as Stories and Reels?

jadtz on July 4, 2023 [–]

Instagram would get too bloated if they do that, but Reels + Instagram makes sense.

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