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  • Threads Experiments With Communities To Spark Topical Engagement
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    Meta Expands Ad Verification Partnerships To Threads Placements

    Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. With Threads ads now available to all Meta partners, it’s also expanding its ad certification partnerships, which will provide more assurance on ad placement and performance in the Threads environment. Meta has announced that it’s expanding third-party […] More

  • Threads Makes It Easier To Hide Unwanted Post Replies
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    Threads Makes It Easier To Hide Unwanted Post Replies

    Threads has added an option to hide individual post replies from the activity tab, giving you another way to control relevant engagement within the app. As you can see in this example, posted by user Saadh Jawwadh, Threads users are now able to hide individual replies from within the Activity tab in the app, by […] More

  • Threads Opens up Topic-Based Communities to All Users
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    Threads Opens up Topic-Based Communities to All Users

    Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. After testing the option with selected users over the past few weeks, Threads has now officially announced a broader launch of its new topic-based communities, which will provide another way for Threads users to find relevant discussions […] More

  • Threads Experiments With Communities To Spark Topical Engagement
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    Threads Experiments With Communities To Spark Topical Engagement

    Threads is working on a new “Communities” feature, which looks a lot like X’s communities, and could be another way to gather users around topics and discussions of interest. As you can see in these example screens, posted by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, Threads is developing topic-based discussion groups, which will help users find like-minded […] More

  • Threads Tests In-Stream Text Expansion for Longer Updates
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    Threads Tests In-Stream Text Expansion for Longer Updates

    Threads is looking to help users post longer missives, with the addition of a custom text editor, which attaches a separate text window to your update. As you can see in these examples, posted by Robert Nickson, Threads is live testing a new text editor, which provides an easy way to expand your post into […] More

  • Threads Continues To See Strong Download Momentum
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    Threads Continues To See Strong Download Momentum

    Threads continues to see strong download momentum, while AI apps continue to rise, according to the latest data from app analytics provider AppFigures. As you can see, OpenAI’s ChatGPT was the most downloaded app in the world in June, holding the top spot for a second consecutive month. Though Google’s Gemini app is now also […] More

  • Threads Expands Its Hidden Words Options
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    Threads Expands Its Hidden Words Options

    Threads continues to steadily separate from Instagram, and add more customization and control options, this time with an expansion of its “Hidden Words” settings, so that you can block unwanted discussion from your experience. As you can see in these example screens, Threads has now added another element to its Hidden Words option, with an […] More

  • Threads Adds Expanded Fediverse Engagement Options
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    Threads Adds Expanded Fediverse Engagement Options

    Yeah, I’m still convinced that Meta’s ever going to go all-in on fediverse sharing, and its support of decentralized social media via a network of independent servers. But it is pushing forward with its fediverse experiments in Threads, with the platform today getting a couple of new features for fediverse-connected users. To recap, at launch, […] More