Mint Explainer: How Meta’s Threads could boost the rise of a new social internet

This photo, taken in New York, Thursday, July 6, 2023, shows Meta’s new app Threads. Meta unveiled the app to rival Twitter, targeting users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned ‚Äî and frequently changed ‚Äî by Elon Musk. AP/PTI(AP07_06_2023_000347A)