Meta set to launch Twitter rival as the latter stumbles

Social media giant Meta will apparently be launching Threads, a microblogging platform similar in function to Twitter, later this week.
No formal announcements have been made but the US Apple App Store is already offering a preview of Threads, which includes some screenshots that look decidedly Twittery.Here’s what the description in that preview says: “Say more with Threads — Instagram’s text-based conversation app. Threads is where communities come together to discuss e