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The Instagram Flipside feature could let users share alternate profiles privately

Instagram is reportedly rolling out a new feature that lets users have a separate profile for their close friends and family.

Android Central · Jan 29, 2024

‘Fundamentally against their safety’: the social media insiders fearing for their kids

‘Fundamentally against their safety’: the social media insiders fearing for their kids

Parents working for tech companies have a first-hand look at how the industry works – and the threats it poses to child safety

The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2024

X’s rivals prepare to make decentralized social media the new norm

X’s rivals prepare to make decentralized social media the new norm

Meta's Threads starts interoperability testing, and Bluesky isn't far behind.

Fortune · Dec 14, 2023

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Threads puts its own spin on traditional hashtags to avoid spam

Meta's Threads introduces hashtags, but with a few twists to minimize 'engagement hacking'.

Android Central · Dec 11, 2023

Threads finally gets hashtags and there's officially no reason to keep using Twitter

Threads added its own form of topic-based tags that are like hashtags but also different

TechRadar · Dec 7, 2023

Instagram Threads search now supports 'all languages' in most recent update

According to TechCrunch that will make the app, now used by nearly 100 million people per month, more useful to a broader, global audience. The news also comes on the heels of reports that Threads is nearing an EU launch. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 5, 2023

Instagram just got a great free video upgrade

The battle between Instagram and TikTok continues with the addition of a very TikTok-esque feature

T3 · Nov 23, 2023

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Threads finally lets you chuck your account without axing your Instagram

Threads finally lets you chuck your account without axing your Instagram

Threads rolls out proper account deletion so users now longer risk losing their Instagram content.

Android Central · Nov 14, 2023

Meta acknowledges blocking COVID searches on Threads during Israel-Hamas war

Meta acknowledges blocking COVID searches on Threads during Israel-Hamas war

Meta platform is prioritizing the war in Israel and Gaza.

Fortune · Oct 19, 2023

Israel-Hamas war poses early disinformation test for Meta’s Threads

Israel-Hamas war poses early disinformation test for Meta’s Threads

Young app seems to have few viral falsehoods, perhaps because it’s still small and used differently from competitors

The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri listed his entire job history on Threads

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri listed his entire job history on Threads

Surprisingly, Adam Mosseri had a very low-tech first job.

Fortune · Sep 6, 2023

Instagram will let you read messages without being seen

You may soon be able to start ignoring those unwanted DMs without alerting anyone

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2023

Meta is bringing Threads to the web - is this the final nail in the coffin for X?

Meta is bringing Threads to the web - is this the final nail in the coffin for X?

Threads could be coming to your desktop this week - so get ready to scroll!

TechRadar · Aug 21, 2023

Threads can now be shared to Instagram DMs, among other new features

Threads can now be shared to Instagram DMs, among other new features

Recent subscriber losses at Threads led to Zuckerberg purportedly wanting new features to be put to the platform. Consequently, this is the most recent update.

Android Central · Aug 12, 2023

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Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023

Meta promises new unspecified Threads features in latest update

The latest update to Threads is quite vague, but we do at least know the kind of thing that’s on the roadmap

Fortune · Jul 24, 2023

Instagram boss declares a winner in the age-old iPhone vs. Android debate

Some commentators are skeptical that his comments are a “publicity stunt” to ramp up engagement as Threads experiences a slump.

Zenger · Jul 21, 2023

Meta’s Threads App Faces User Exodus Amidst Limited Features

Instagram-linked app sees daily active users drop to 23.6 million, raising concerns about its viability.

Fortune · Jul 20, 2023

Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads is struggling to hold people's attention like Twitter does

Time spent on Twitter also took a slight knock, yet the total was still far above Meta’s competing app.

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Fortune · Jul 19, 2023

Turns out Threads really is like Twitter. Meta's new app just limited the number of posts users can see after Elon Musk's Twitter did the same

Meta said it would limit the number of posts Threads users could see, echoing a widely criticized decision Twitter made weeks earlier.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 19, 2023

Instagram boss claims ‘Android is now better than iOS’ — but I don’t buy it

Android has come a long way, but for the garden-variety phone uses I'd still recommend an iPhone.

Android Central · Jul 18, 2023

Threads, like Twitter, will introduce a rate limit to crack down on spam bots

Threads will look to introduce a rate limit as the platform struggles with aggressive spam bots and attacks.

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2023

Threads usage is dipping already — but why?

A new report suggests that average daily usage of Meta’s Threads app has plummeted

TechRadar · Jul 18, 2023

Threads will soon get these 3 features to convince you to stay, plus 1 you may hate

A leaked document has revealed three important features are coming to Threads, but you might not love its new rate limits.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2023

Can Threads replace Twitter as Washington’s political watercooler?

WASHINGTON -- A week after Meta launched Threads, a Twitter doppelgänger disguised as Instagram-but-for-text, Washington’s professional posters are watching it closely, curious to see whether it will knit together a viable online community or soon unravel like so many other hopes to replace the original microblogging platform.

Roll Call · Jul 14, 2023

Can Threads replace Twitter as Washington’s political watercooler? - Roll Call

Communications staffers weigh the risks of scaling back on Twitter in favor of Mark Zuckerberg's latest social media venture.

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