Threads poses rare threat to Twitter's political monopoly

Meta’s new microblogging app Threads is emerging as a potential threat to Twitter’s lock on politicians and political observers seeking real-time news and debate.  Most Twitter competitors have struggled to match the size and bipartisanship of its user base, but Threads is garnering significant participation from both parties. With Twitter struggling under the ownership of Elon Musk, lawmakers are eager to find a credible alternative. As of the evening of July 6th, more than a quarter of Congress' 535 House members and senators had made accounts. The White House is staying coy about whether it will jump on the bandwagon, but several top aides — such as Domestic Policy Director Neera Tanden and Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates — have created accounts.