Instagram is reportedly developing a new app focused on text-based content, which will aim to rival Twitter’s platform.

Instagram Testing New Text-Based App to Rival Twitter

Sources familiar with the matter have revealed that the company is currently testing the concept of the new text-based app with celebrities and influencers. Instagram has reportedly been in talks with a few creators for several months, although none of them have been granted access to the complete version of the app as of yet.

Instagram’s Text-Based App to Launch in June, Connect with Competitors

According to Lia Haberman, a social and influencer marketing instructor at UCLA who shared an early app description screenshot, the new app will be launched as a separate platform from Instagram, but it will allow users to connect their accounts. The app is expected to be released as early as June, and there are plans to make it compatible with other Twitter competitors like Mastodon in the future, as indicated by the screenshot.

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Meta Platforms, the parent company of Instagram, has not yet responded to a request for comment. With Elon Musk’s tumultuous takeover of Twitter, some users have been seeking alternatives, which has created an opportunity for new players to enter the market.

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Lia Haberman commented on Meta’s history of borrowing features from other apps and third-party tools that they anticipate will be popular among their user base. Haberman also mentioned Elon Musk’s plans to expand Twitter into an “everything app” that offers more than just informational posts. Based on Meta’s track record of incorporating features from other platforms, it is likely that they will be the first to consolidate and integrate all of these experiences into a single app.