
Quick Summary
Instagram's CEO, who is also head of Threads, has announced a controversial new feature for the microblogging platform.
Online status is coming to Threads, designed to encourage real-time engagement. Thankfully, it's optional so you can turn it off.
Instagram introduced Threads back in 2023 and when it arrived, we were excited. It felt like a positive alternative to X (formerly Twitter), which was turning into a different platform to how Twitter first started.