Threads
X Copies Bluesky with New “Starterpacks” Discovery Feature
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X is taking a page out of Bluesky’s playbook. The platform, owned by Elon Musk, is launching a new feature called “Starterpacks”. This directly mirrors…
Meta Thinks Social Media Ban Will Push Teens to “Darker Corners” of Internet
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, has publicly asserted that existing scientific evidence does not support broad bans on social media use…
Is Threads Actually Beating X in Terms of Daily Users?
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Meta’s social media platform Threads is recording sustained user growth and increasing daily engagement, even as X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, continues to…
Meta Wants Your Conversations, Not Your Posts, to Power Its AI
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Meta is expanding its artificial intelligence strategy by forming new partnerships aimed at capturing more real world conversational data, as original content creation on Facebook…
YouTube Tests Custom Feeds to Fix Algorithm Recommendations
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Finding a YouTube video that truly matches your interests can be a challenge. The video-sharing platform recognises this issue. Consequently, YouTube is taking steps to…
Threads Hits 150 Million Daily Users, Widens Ad Inventory
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Meta’s text-based social app Threads has crossed a major milestone, achieving 150 million daily active users (DAU), a notable jump from the 100 million DAU…
Threads Launches “Ghost Posts” to Foster Spontaneous Sharing
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Meta’s Threads platform has introduced a new posting format called “Ghost Posts”, enabling users to publish updates that vanish from public view after 24 hours.…
Threads Opens Communities to All Users, Deepening Platform’s Social Reach
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After testing the option with selected users over recent weeks, Threads has now officially announced a broader rollout of topic based communities. These communities provide…
Threads Might Be Quietly Hiding Hashtags in Cross-Posts to Clear Up Feeds
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Threads has begun hiding hashtags in posts cross-posted from Instagram, replacing visible tags with a “Show hashtags” button, according to media reports. It directly translates…
Threads Officially Surpasses X in Daily Users, Reshaping Social Media Metrics
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Meta’s text-based platform Threads has crossed a historic milestone, overtaking X (formerly Twitter) in daily active users for the first time, according to Forbes and…
Threads Expands DM Settings to Let Anyone Send You Message Requests
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Threads, Meta’s text-based app, is expanding its direct message (DM) functionality. The app now has an optional setting that allows users to receive message requests…
Threads Tests Expandable Text Attachments for Longer Posts
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Threads is now testing a new “text attachment” feature, allowing users to embed longer posts and formatted text directly in their posts. This change promises…
Meta’s Threads Surges; Zuckerberg Says It’ll Beat Musk’s X Soon
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The battle between Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads is heating up once again. After months of relative silence, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has…
