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Threads

🌎 threads.net

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.

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Threads - Latest News and Updates

• Threads will start recommending political content to users in the US as part of Meta's push to 'restore free expression.'
• Meta is replacing the fact-checking system on Threads with a community-driven approach similar to Elon Musk's X.
• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced changes to content management on Threads to reduce mistakes and allow more free expression.
• Meta announced that Threads will switch to a community notes model for misinformation, similar to Elon Musk's X platform.
• Threads' first update in 2025 introduces custom display names and profile cover images, enhancing user personalization.

• Meta has ended its fact-checking program on Threads, Facebook, and Instagram, replacing it with a 'community notes' system, raising concerns about misinformation.
• Adam Egelman has joined Threads as a Content Designer in the United States, previously working in a similar role.
• Meta Platforms is implementing a new political content policy on Instagram and Threads, allowing users to choose visibility levels but not block political posts, following the removal of fact-checking across its platforms.

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