Mark Zuckerberg is copying Snapchat again—but this time it’s because of Apple Meta is reportedly building chatbots with different personalities for its social media sites. Fortune · Aug 4, 2023
Threads traffic continues to spiral, now down 82% just a month after launch Engagement is down from the users who still go, as well. Fortune · Aug 4, 2023
Meta’s Threads to use AI chatbots with quirky personalities to keep people interested Threads may let you chat to an AI version of Abraham Lincoln next month Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2023
Threads is dead - can AI chatbots save Meta's Twitter clone? Meta is launching AI chatbots that hope to keep conversations lively. TechRadar · Aug 1, 2023
Meta's Threads reportedly lost half of its subscribers within a month of launch Threads launched as Twitter/X's rival early this month, and it was a buzzy launch with 100 million sign-ups. However, a new report suggests that only some sign-ups turned in favor of Meta. Android Central · Jul 31, 2023
Elon Musk gave a masterclass in how to destroy a brand overnight But no-one's talking about Threads anymore. Creative Bloq · Jul 31, 2023
Liberty, equality … embroidery: the political power of textile art A series of exhibitions this summer and autumn highlight the protest woven into stitchwork The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2023
Mark Zuckerberg is exploring 'retention-driving hooks' to keep Threads users engaged More than half the social media site’s users have wandered away. Fortune · Jul 28, 2023
Today’s Cache | E.U. investigates Microsoft; OpenAI pulls back AI-generated text detector; Meta working to retain Threads’ userbase News snippets for Microsoft facing antitrust probe in the E.U., OpenAI pulling back AI-generated text detector, and Meta working to retain Threads’ userbase. The Hindu · Jul 28, 2023
Threads can become the 'purest form' of social media as long as Meta and Mark Zuckerberg agree to one thing, says tech exec The president of a once-trendy social app believes Meta should operate Threads as a loss leader to help it reclaim the goodwill it lost over the past few years. Fortune · Jul 27, 2023
Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham Will Break the Internet The senators say they're creating an "independent, bipartisan regulator charged with licensing and policing the nation's biggest tech companies." What could go wrong? Reason · Jul 27, 2023
Meta's Threads needs a policy for election disinformation, voting groups say Twelve voting rights organizations tell Meta its new social media site Threads needs a robust plan to ensure election disinformation doesn't go viral during the 2024 elections. WEKU · Jul 27, 2023
Zuck says Threads is a 'Year of Efficiency' triumph Meta's CEO thinks the company's new Twitter competitor has a shot of being the first public discussion app to reach 1 billion users. Fortune · Jul 27, 2023
Meta's pivot to AI and Threads is paying off, but Quest 2 profits are sagging Until the Meta Quest 3 arrives, Reality Labs is only going to continue to hemmorage money. But the company's ad revenue is growing so strongly that it may not matter. Android Central · Jul 26, 2023
The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2023 Threads users decline significantly despite initial surge in sign-ups Within a week of launch of Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Twitter 100 million people signed up, but weeks later there’s been a drop
iMore · Jul 26, 2023 How to get started with Threads — Instagram's Twitter killer How to get started with Threads. Instagram's answer to Twitter's mess.
WEKU · Jul 26, 2023 Up First briefing: Fed could hike rates; Threads under pressure; get healthy with NEAT The Federal Reserve is expected to announce it's raising interest rates. Voting groups want Threads to tighten its rules ahead of the election. A NEAT way to burn calories without working out.
Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2023 Threads adds highly requested ‘following’ feed You can now choose between two timelines on the Twitter rival
Tom’s Guide · Jul 26, 2023 I got suspended by Twitter X — and I have no idea why Twitter's rebranding to 'X' seemed to have included other growing pains, or at least was oddly-timed to match one of our editors' accounts getting suspended without reason.
Android Central · Jul 26, 2023 Threads finally adds the 'Following' timeline that everyone's been wanting The latest update to Meta's Twitter competitor is the biggest one yet, as it brings a chronological timeline, along with a few other helpful features.
TechRadar · Jul 25, 2023 Threads is outpacing Twitter after finally getting a Following feed Threads is finally getting one of its most requested features, and could soon be a real threat to Twitter.
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023 Doja Cat loses more than 230,000 Instagram followers after dissing fans Doja Cat has lost over 230,000 followers on Instagram after branding her fans “crazy” on Threads over the weekend.
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023 TikTok takes on Twitter and Threads with text posts Users can now share 1,000-character text posts to an app known for short-form video content, as battle for social media attention heats up
T3 · Jul 25, 2023 Threads gets another free app update to welcome Elon Musk’s exes The biggest rival to the service formerly known as Twitter teases big new features
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