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Threads | Latest News & Updates - Dec 27, 2024 Release

Threads now allows users to customize media when reposting, enhancing creative expression with shared content...

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Threads

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Threads is a social media app developed by Instagram, designed for sharing text updates and engaging in public conversations. It allows users to post short snippets of text, images, and videos, and is seen as a competitor to Twitter. Users can log in using their Instagram accounts and participate in real-time discussions.

Threads - Latest News and Updates

  • Threads now allows users to customize media when reposting, enhancing creative expression with shared content.
  • In 2024, Threads introduced trending topics, Instagram integration, and monetization tools, reaching 300 million monthly active users by year-end.
  • Threads introduced a new feature allowing users to schedule posts, as announced by Instagram's head Adam Mosseri on December 23, 2024.
  • In 2024, Threads introduced new features like 'Trending Now' for search trends, 'Algo Tune' for algorithm adjustments, and 'Hidden Words' for content filtering.
  • Threads currently limits its Trending Topics feature to users in the U.S. and Japan, intensifying competition with Bluesky.
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  • Threads is testing a trending topics feature similar to its rival Bluesky.
  • Threads is predicted to reach over 600 million monthly active users in 2025, doubling its current user base.
  • Threads will soon allow users to schedule posts and follow accounts from other fediverses, but users are unhappy about a new feature that shows when they are online.
  • A survey reveals that Threads has 300 million monthly users, significantly more than Bluesky's 24 million, and its user base is less Democratic and politically engaged compared to Bluesky.
  • Threads, an extension of Instagram, has reached 300 million users since its launch on July 5, 2023, according to Mark Zuckerberg.

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