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Meta Working On New App To Take On Twitter

FILE - Seen on the screen of a device in Sausalito, Calif., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces the company's new name, Meta, during a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Zuckerberg promises that the virtual-reality “metaverse” he’s planning to build will “let you do almost anything.” That might not be such a great idea. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
  • A top executive at Meta Platforms, Facebook’s parent company, revealed a preview of an app to compete with Twitter at a companywide meeting on Thursday, according to The Verge.
  • The app, which has a codename of “Project 92,” is a text-based social media platform, the Verge reportedMeta’s Chief Product Officer Chris Cox told employees at the meeting the app is “our response to Twitter.”
  • Internal documents seen by the outlet showed that the public name for the app could be “Threads.”
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