Technology / 2 years ago
Twitter Birds Fly the Coop as Meta's Threads Weaves a 100 Million User Web

Twitter Birds Flock to Meta's Threads, Leaving Twitter's Branches Bare: Will Threads Rule the Social Media Sky?
In an unexpected turn of events, Twitter's formerly sociable birds have left the sometimes-confusing nest for Meta's newest platform, Threads. The innovative text-based platform, launched last week, has woven an astounding web of 100 million users, much to the dismay of every blue bird in the internet forest.
"This is an all-out tweet-pocolaypse," wailed a disillusioned Twitter avian. "What's the world coming to when a Twitter bird can't even have a decent chirp-off with a troll in peace?"
A visibly distraught Jack Dorsey, Twitter's CEO at the time of the bird exodus, was spotted in San Francisco's Mission District buying up all the bird seed in a desperate bid to lure back the digital birds.
Meanwhile, Meta executives could hardly contain their glee as hordes of users migrated from Twitter's often chaotic aviary to the sunlit online public squares of Threads. Among them is Instagram's chief, Adam Mosseri, who couldn't disguise his delight.
"This is just the dose of validation we needed," says Mosseri, attempting not to smirk. "Twitter's disgruntled birds are simply adoring our safe, sunshine-filled public square. Who knew birds hated drama as much as we do?" he added, jabbing playfully at Twitter's reputation for spats and kerfuffles.
Not to be outdone, Twittersphere pundits have their own take on the unfolding bird-emigration drama. "It's like watching lemmings jumping off a cliff," gloated one. "You can't just wing it and expect to stay king of the roost."
The exodus caught the attention of Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, who triumphantly declared the platform takeover a social media coup on Friday. "They came in flocks," he said, grinning from ear to ear in a Facebook Live broadcast. "And all it took was offering a drama-free digital utopia. Easier than taking your data... Did I say that out loud?"
As of now, bird watch enthusiasts report Twitter's once bustling digital branches are eerily silent, while Threads hums with activity. As the bird drama continues to unfold, the remaining question on everyone's lips is, "Who will have the last tweet?"
Twitter bird lovers everywhere are hoping for a triumphant return, but with Threads weaving an ever-growing user web, it may be an uphill battle for the blue birds. For the user migration drama, only time will tell which platform will rule the social media sky.
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