 That might sound like a lot, but it's a fraction of Instagram's more than 2 billion users. And even Elon Musk's ex, which has been declining, has three times as many users as Threads. Threads was created as a Twitter-like service for those fed up with Musk's chaotic rule of the platform. But in trying to capitalize on those fleeing ex, Meta says ex will not amplify discussions about policy and politics. And that's coming three months before a presidential election.