Instagram Set To Release An App That Will Compete With Twitter

  Instagram has revealed that it is planning to release a text-based app that will compete with Twitter.

      According to a further report, these plans  may debut as soon as June.

The Facebook parent is testing the product with influencers and some creators, according to the report.

The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Meta has been contacting talent agencies and celebrities to gauge their interest in trying an early version of the app, which will be integrated with Instagram, said Alex Heath, reporter at the Verge, in a newsletter.

The company is currently testing the project with celebrities and influencers, according to people familiar with the matter.

It has been secretly available to select creators for months, according to one of the people.

The app, which will be separate from Instagram but will allow people to connect accounts, may debut as soon as June, according to Lia Haberman, who teaches social and influencer marketing at UCLA and published a screenshot of an early app description.

It may eventually be compatible with other Twitter competitor apps, including Mastodon, according to Haberman’s screenshot.