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Meta is testing a trending topics feature on Threads
Meta's Threads has begun testing “today’s top topics” in the United States, Mark Zuckerberg shared in a post on the app.
Instagram and Threads will no longer recommend political content
Meta will no longer recommend political content to users on Instagram or Threads unless users opt-in to a new setting.
Bluesky has added almost a million users one day after opening to the public
Bluesky has gained more than 850,000 users bringing its total sign-ups to just over 4 million/
Meta's Threads app is getting a bookmarking feature to save posts
Threads is beginning to test a bookmarking feature to allow users to save posts, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says sorry for all those trashy Threads recommendations
In a video on Friday responding to questions from an Ask Me Anything post, Adam Mosseri said Threads is aware of issues with "low-quality recommendations" and is "working on improving it." Users have been complaining in recent weeks about a rise in hateful content.
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Meta says a bug briefly blocked news for Canadian users on Threads
Meta has fixed a bug that temporarily prevented some Threads users in Canada from reading and sharing news on the app.
Threads’ new hashless tags have opened the door for the silliest form of trolling
Threads last week rolled out searchable topic tags, which work like hashtags but have some key differences. They don't start with the # symbol, and they can contain spaces and special characters. In some cases, they may not stand out as obvious tags, which is exactly what makes this trick work.
Instagram now offers AI-generated backgrounds on Stories
The tool, backdrop, is available for US users.
Threads finally launches in Europe
Threads has finally arrived in Europe over five months after it launched in the US, UK and elsewhere around the world.
Meta tests making Threads posts available on Mastodon and other fediverse apps
A new test will make some Threads content available on Mastodon and other apps for the first time.
Meta is going to fact-check content on the Threads app
Threads is going to make an effort to moderate more of the user-generated content on the platform.
Threads countdown hints at EU launch on December 14
Meta’s social network Threads is officially launching in Europe next week on December 14. This has been a long-time coming, as it launched in the US many months back.
Meta's Threads is getting searchable topics (just don't call them hashtags)
Meta’s latest update for Threads will address a long-running feature request for the company’s Twitter competitor: topic tags.
Threads may finally launch in Europe in December
It will need to comply with EU regulations.
Threads introduces tags to help users categorize posts
Tags are a key way for social media users seek out content, but so far they've been missing on Meta's fledgling Threads platform.
Google, Meta and other social media companies will be forced to defend teen addiction lawsuits
US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has ruled that the companies that own and run the most popular social networks today will have the face lawsuits blaming them for teenagers' social media addiction.
You can now delete your Threads profile without nuking your Instagram account
Threads users are now able to delete their accounts on the app without also deleting their Instagram, Adam Mosseri said in an update.
Threads users can now opt out of automatically sharing posts to Facebook and Instagram
Meta now lets Threads users opt out of automatically sharing posts to other apps. The feature, which requires user action to choose the most private option, will prevent Meta’s Twitter clone from sharing posts to Instagram and Facebook on its own.
Meta will stop forcing your Threads posts onto Facebook and it can’t come soon enough
Meta appears to be working on a new privacy setting so Threads users can opt-out of having their posts cross-posted to Facebook and Instagram feeds.