Threads is testing hashtags with a side of trending topics

[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg revealed Meta is testing a new tagging feature for Threads that’s like hashtags, but not exactly. Yes, you’ll use a hashtag to create or add to a…

Threads might get DMs after all — but it’ll probably be through Instagram

[ad_1] The will-they-won’t-they of Threads direct messages has been going on for a while now. Last we heard, Instagram (and Threads) head Adam Mosseri said that Threads was not planning…

Meta OKs deleting Threads without losing Instagram

[ad_1] When Meta first announced that the change would be coming in September, the UK’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) wrote: “We have been clear with Meta since…

Threads users can keep their posts off Instagram and Facebook now

[ad_1] Many Threads users are now saying they have the ability to opt out of having their posts shown on Instagram and Facebook. To keep Threads posts from showing up…

Instagram Head Says Threads API Is In the Works – Slashdot

[ad_1] Ivan Mehta reports via TechCrunch: Instagram head Adam Mosseri said today that a Threads API is in the works. This will give developers a chance to create different apps…

Threads third-party app support could become a reality

[ad_1] If the API is robust enough, it could open the platform up to new ideas, expressed through third-party apps and web experiences, about how to actually interact with Threads…

Meta wants Threads to be the “de facto platform” for online public conversations

[ad_1] Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has high ambitions for Threads: he wants it to become the “de facto platform for public conversations online,” he said on Friday. Big statement to…

Meta’s Threads App Has ‘Just Under’ 100 Million Monthly Active Users, Says Zuckerberg – Slashdot

[ad_1] “Threads is officially a success,” writes long-time Slashdot reader destinyland. 9to5Mac reports: During Meta’s quarterly earnings call today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered an update on the Threads, saying that…

‘Threads’ Downloads Nearly Doubled in September, as New Features Roll Out – Slashdot

[ad_1] “Mark Zuckerberg is making good on his promise to accelerate the use of Threads,” reports Business Insider: The Meta CEO insisted in July that the app was not in…