Threads finally brings messaging to the web

By bringing messaging to the web, Threads is aligning its desktop experience more closely with competitors like X and Bluesky.
Opinion

You can’t block Meta’s AI bot on Threads. I don’t know what we did to deserve this.

Threads users are furious after discovering Meta's new AI chatbot cannot be blocked like any other account on the platform.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...
Forbes

Threads Passes X In Key Monthly Metric For First Time In Zuckerberg Vs. Musk Battle

Threads, Meta’s text-based social media platform that launched in 2023 as a challenger to the Elon Musk-owned X, for the first time beat X in global daily active mobile users for the month of October, ...
Hosted on MSN

Threads will soon let users talk directly to the algorithm

Threads is about to turn a quiet user habit into a formal product feature, inviting people to talk directly to the recommendation system that shapes their feeds. Instead of endlessly toggling settings ...

Meta AI is coming to Threads, and some users aren’t thrilled

Threads is testing a feature that lets users summon Meta AI into posts and replies for real-time context, though many users ...
9to5Mac

Threads officially rolls out standalone DMs and debuts visual highlights

Meta just took another step in its belated but very welcome push to detach Threads from its Instagram roots. Starting today, the app is officially rolling out its own direct messaging system and a new ...
CNN

Threads now has ‘tens of millions’ of daily users. But its honeymoon phase may be over

Two weeks after Meta launched its Twitter competitor Threads and received an unprecedented amount of user signups, the frenzy around the app appears to have come back to Earth. After surpassing 100 ...
9to5Mac

Threads crosses 400M monthly active users as it gains on X

Following a recent series of welcome updates as Threads turned two, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that his X competitor crossed 400 million monthly active users (MAUs), a 50 million boost ...
The Verge

Threads says 35 million users signed up in November

Meta’s Twitter alternative added more users last month than competitor Bluesky has right now. Meta’s Twitter alternative added more users last month than competitor Bluesky has right now. Meta’s ...
Forbes

Threads Now Fastest-Growing App In History—With 100 Million Users In Just Five Days

More than 100 million users have joined Meta’s new Threads platform, a feat the Twitter rival has achieved in less than five days, making the Twitter competitor the fastest-growing online platform in ...
Wired

Threads Is the New Cool Hangout—for Brands

When prebiotic soda brand Olipop joined Threads, it didn’t post about the flavors it comes in or its claimed nutritional benefits. “Can u guys pls engage with this thread so my boss tells me he’s ...