If you happen to’re anyplace on the web proper now, you’d have heard of Threads, a sister app of Instagram and Meta’s new Twitter rival.
Like Twitter, Threads is extra of a text-focused platform fairly than a photograph or video one.
If you happen to’re not on the platform but, listed below are various Malaysian personalities who’re already actively “threading” on the newest social media web site.
Politicians, politicians, politicians
1. Anwar Ibrahim
Our prime minister has spoken, making his debut on Threads with a easy greeting. “Assalamualaikum. Apa khabar semua?”
PM10 has already garnered hundreds of replies and much more likes with this straightforward publish. We will solely wait to see what different nice threads (strings?) he’ll drop right here.
2. Najib Razak
Though at the moment imprisoned, Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak continues to hook up with his supporters, along with his latest platform being Threads.
The 69-year-old has posted a sequence of attention-grabbing threads, probably the most humorous one is one which references a soccer meme of Cristiano Ronaldo with the caption of “Siuuuuuuuu”.
3. Syed Saddiq
“No admin, simply me,” the Muda president stated in his bio. He additionally promised, “Will *strive* to remain 100% off Politics right here.”
As a substitute, after posting an image of him photoshopped on Captain America’s physique, the member of parliament has been posting random trains of ideas, even one at 1AM.
4. Khairy Jamaluddin
This “former one thing one thing” (his personal phrases) has additionally joined Threads.
Thus far, he’s been utilizing his platform to publish about his profession as a radio presenter and podcaster, offering loads of updates to his present, Keluar Sekejap, which already has a Threads account, too.
5. Abdul Hadi Awang
The seventh President of the Malaysian Islamic Celebration, this 75-year-old is already fairly energetic on Threads. In his 10 posts, he’s been discussing politics, the economic system, and faith.
6. Hannah Yeoh
Minister of Youth & Sports activities, Hannah hasn’t stated a lot on Threads, only a easy message of “Deja vu”. No matter may she imply?
7. Adam Adli
Becoming a member of Threads, the MP of Grasp Tuah Jaya in Melaka shared that he’ll try to “maintain it civil and tenang sikit” (a bit extra chill) on the brand new platform.
Influencers & celebs
8. Khairul Aming
Influencer and foodpreneur Khairul Aming made his debut on Threads with a easy “Hey what’s up you guys” however has already garnered over 100k followers.
His bio states “I prepare dinner like a bujang, discuss like a makcik” which is considerably much more informal than his Instagram one, which simply contains his e-mail and Shopee hyperlink.
9. Jenn Chia
Often known as So, I’m Jenn, this creator has been fairly energetic on Threads by posting photos of herself and her companion, Jon Liddell.
Recognized to be fairly the candid character, she’s even posted some video content material of her and Jon getting their marriage certificates to Threads. That stated, it’s additionally cross posted to different platforms equivalent to Instagram.
10. Harith Iskander
Having all the time been fairly energetic on Twitter, the Malaysian comic now takes to Threads to share his ideas too.
His first publish muses the utmost variety of phrases the brand new app permits per publish.
The reply is 500 characters, by the best way. Twitter permits for 280, except you pay for Twitter Blue. In that case, you may publish whole essays with an allotment of 10,000 characters.
11. Nigel Ng
One other Malaysian comic and recognized for his Uncle Roger character, Nigel can now be discovered speaking to his “nieces and nephews” on Threads.
He has in a short time collected greater than 160k followers on the time of writing.
12. Jane Chuck
Blogger turned entrepreneur and influencer Jane Chuck, who’s behind manufacturers equivalent to Chuck’s, Motherchuckers, and Hejaü, hasn’t been that energetic on Twitter.
Nonetheless, she has been fairly actively posting on Threads.
“So I believe I’m simply gonna share random ideas right here similar to how I did with my broadcast, proper?” she posted.
She’s referencing Instagram’s different function that was additionally launched this yr, i.e. broadcast channels. These are a public, one-to-many messaging instrument for creators.
13. Ceddy Ang
Ceddy, a content material creator and the co-founder of Owlet Magnificence, has shared that he’s “not gonna have any new character” on the brand new Threads app.
He additionally stated that he may ask purchasers to not make him publish branded content material on this new platform, as all he needs to do is promote himself and his personal model. He additionally shared that he hopes to maintain the Threads house healthful, not less than for now.
14. Vivy Yusof
The founding father of dUCK and LILIT’s first Threads publish was extra of a plea than the rest.
It reads, “*whispers to God* Pleaseeeee make Threads much less poisonous than Twitters”. Prayer palms.
15. William Seng
Malaysia’s “web boyfriend” has arrived on Threads and has already posted fairly the variety of images. He stated that he feels a brand new kind of freedom to publish on the app, maybe as a result of it’s so new.
16. Yuna
Singer-songwriter Yuna is now on Threads too. Thus far, she’s requested her 23.5k followers how they’re liking the app. Commentors have replied that they appear to be having fun with it, and for now, that seems to be the final consensus of most customers too.
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With the making of an account on Threads being so frictionless and straightforward (because you simply must hyperlink it to Instagram), it looks as if everybody and their mums are beginning to make an account there.
So, forgive us if we missed a few of your favorite celebrities and personalities—we’re nonetheless curating our personal feed of individuals to comply with, too.
Launched on July 6, Threads already has not less than 30 million sign-ups, based on the primary supply, @zuck (Mark Zukerberg) himself. Different information websites are saying it’s gone past 50 million.
With these explosive numbers, individuals have been calling it a “Twitter killer”, however solely time will inform whether or not or not individuals will really persist with this new platform or if it’ll simply be a momentary fad like Clubhouse and even Bondee.
Particularly with Threads being a part of one thing referred to as the “fediverse”, we’re unsure whether or not individuals will proceed to be on board with the brand new Meta app. A portmanteau of “federated” and “universe”, the fediverse is meant to be a bunch or alliance of interconnected servers that may talk with one another.
Plus, there’s additionally the truth that Twitter is now threatening to sue, claiming alleged “systemic, wilful and illegal misappropriation of Twitter’s commerce secrets and techniques and different mental property”.
We’ll be persevering with our explorations on this new digital Wild, Wild West, so be sure you keep tuned for our assessment and deep dive into the app and its potential future.
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