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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.
A software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off Facebook
A UK-based software company called Threads Software Limited is threatening legal action against Meta over its use of the name Threads.
Instagram head says Threads is working on an API for developers
Threads will make an API available to developers...eventually.
Mark Zuckerberg: Threads has ‘just under’ 100 million monthly active users
Mark Zuckerberg said Threads currently has “just under” 100 million monthly active users, and that he thinks there’s a “good chance” the app could reach 1 billion users in the next couple of years.
Meta is promoting Threads posts on Facebook and there’s no way to opt out
Meta is starting to ramp up its growth-hacking tactics for Threads in a bid to boost engagement on the Twitter competitor.
Threads gets an edit button, no subscription required
Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Threads is rolling out two new features starting today: an edit button and the option to post voice clips.
Trending topics feature may be coming to the Threads app
Meta’s Threads app may get a trending topics section. The potential new feature was showcased in reposted screenshots originally shared by a Meta employee.
Threads will allow users to delete accounts separately from Instagram
Threads is solving a major pain point for some users by decoupling from Instagram and allowing people to delete one account without deleting the other. The particulars are still being ironed out but it should launch by December.
Threads now lets you quote posts on the web
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has announced that Meta has rolled out the ability to quote posts on desktop.
Meta is blocking ‘potentially sensitive’ topics from Threads search
Threads is currently blocking searches for a number of “potentially sensitive” words, including “vaccines,” “covid,” and other variations of words that have previously been linked to misinformation on Meta’s platform.
You can now search Threads for signs of life
Meta’s Threads is officially rolling out a keyword search feature in the United States, alongside many other countries including India, Canada, Mexico and the UK. This has been one of the most asked-for features since the platform launched in July. Keyword search appeared last week as a beta in New Zealand and Australia, and it looks that beta was a success given today’s announcement.
Keyword search is finally coming to Threads
A much-demanded feature is finally coming to Threads very soon, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed. A full-text search function is on the way. Until now, the search box has only been useful for looking up user accounts.
The web version of Threads is finally here
if you’ve been impatiently refreshing threads.net in your browser waiting for Thread son the web to be available, you should check again as access seems to have been greatly expanded.
The Threads web app could arrive this week
Threads by Instagram will get a web version as soon as this week.
Threads now lets you share posts directly to Instagram DMs
As Elon Musk awaits his doctor’s permission to fight Mark Zuckerberg in an on-again / off-again cage match, the two billionaires’ companies continue to spar in the consumer adoption arena. Meta forged ahead with Threads’ aggressive update schedule today as it tries to challenge Musk’s erratic X (rebranded Twitter). Zuckerberg announced today that the young platform now supports sharing posts to Instagram DMs, custom alt text for photos and videos and a new mention button.
Threads is getting a web version and a search function 'in the next few weeks'
Threads users will soon get one of the most requested features for the text-based social network: A web version.
Is decentralization the future of social media?
Meta’s adoption of ActivityPub could expose a lot more people to the power, and perils, of decentralized social networks.