Threads debuts to crush of users and a question: How to import Twitter followers?

It looks like Twitter, with many of the same users. But in its first few minutes of existence late Wednesday, Meta’s Threads offered an alternative to the struggling microblogging service that many of its disgruntled consumers are looking for.

Albeit slow under a crush of curious digital onlookers including Mark Cuban, Meta Platforms Inc.’s META new app instantly created a buzz. Several analysts and reporters asked the same question immediately: How do I import my Twitter followers to Threads?

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