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		gingerrr on July 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Threads, an Instagram app They already have exactly this, it's called "Communities" and not very heavily used. edit: great idea though it functions pretty much exactly as you described, get into product if you're not yet!

interestica on July 4, 2023 [–]

I didn't know. I suppose this speaks to Instagram/Meta’s differing strategy: build a product as a separate app and then fold its successful features into its main offering. (Eg., Direct, Layout, Boomerang, Hyperlapse).

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