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Code in Meta’s Threads app references a communities feature, similar to Elon Musk’s X
Meta's take on a Twitter/X rival, Instagram Threads, may be inching further into its competitor's territory with the development of a communities feature
Some of the walls around Meta’s Threads app are coming down
Threads' new features inch the social platform closer to the decentralized fediverse, where users on multiple networks interact. Will Oremus of The Washington Post says Meta takes a more open approach when it's playing catch-up.
Threads code shows that a community groups feature may be in development
Many social media platforms take ideas from each other, and Meta seems to be doing something similar recently. As first reported by TechCrunch, Threads is testing a community groups feature that’s similar to Subreddits and X Communities.
Meta is testing a feature to let you post Instagram Reels directly on Threads
Since its inception, Meta’s Threads has tried to leverage the network effects of its other social networks Facebook and Instagram by experimenting with cross-posting and highlighting Threads posts on a carousel.
Threads is working on a community groups feature
The ‘Loops’ feature may help users follow and engage with specific topics, similar to X’s Communities or subreddits.
Threads may get support for a community groups feature
The Threads dev team is reportedly working on support for community groups, something that not even Instagram has received.
Threads Loop could compete with Communities on X, or subreddits
The feature is known as Loop, and one developer who spotted the reference said that it might be similar to the Communities feature on X, or subreddits … Alessandro Paluzzi first found the feature. Chris Messina appears to have independently spotted it.
Bluesky joins Threads to court users frustrated by Meta’s moderation issues
Social networking startup Bluesky is seizing the moment. Amid ongoing moderation issues affecting X rival Instagram Threads, ...
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Meta Confirms Moderation Failures On Instagram and Threads As Users Report Disappearing Accounts and Posts
Meta struggles with widespread Instagram and Threads moderation failures, prompting user complaints of disappearing content.
Meta promises a fix to Threads' engagement bait problem
Threads is notorious for engagement bait, and Meta knows it. And they're going to try to fix it, too — allegedly. This ...
Instagram and Threads Are Banning Users Left and Right for No Reason
A growing controversy is unfolding on Meta's social media platform Threads, with "Threads Moderation Failures" becoming a hot ...
Meta 'working' to get Threads' engagement bait problem 'under control', says Instagram boss
In July, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg said Threads had reached 175 million monthly active users. It is a much larger platform ...
Threads knows it has an engagement bait problem
Engagement bait on Threads typically covers posts with banal questions or invites for open-ended discussions to encourage ...
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Why Threads is opening up to other social networks
Send news tips to: [email protected]. Why Threads is opening up to other social networks. Meta is trying ...
Instagram Reels May Soon Be Shared Directly On Meta's Threads Platform
Meta is testing a new feature that allows Instagram Reels to be shared directly to Threads, further enhancing cross-platform ...
Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control
Meta has faced intense public scrutiny about young people on its platforms, and it’s taken action in the face of regulation, ...