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Threads

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144 articles decelerating

Threads has appeared in 144 articles since 2019-08. Coverage peaked in 2023Q3 with 32 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Meta, Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky.

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Not Clinically Addictive
Instagram's chief testified under oath that social media is not addictive. The same day, Meta launched a feature where users write letters to the algorithm, ann...

Coverage Timeline

2025-01-09
TechCrunch 15 related

Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says Meta's moderation changes are “deeply troubling”, and Mastodon will take action on Threads accounts violating Mastodon's policies

Today Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is bending the knee … Wall Street Journal : Sources: Zuckerberg demanded a review of an algorithm change after his 2023 knee surgery Facebook post got anemic ...

2025-01-04
The Verge 6 related

Elon Musk fanboy Adrian Dittmann's X activity and alleged 4chan posts suggest he might be Musk's fake online persona; source: the viral 4chan screenshot is fake

www.theverge.com/2025/1/3/243...  [embedded post] Justin Baragona / @justinbaragona : According to The Verge, that screenshot that seems to tie the Adrian Dittmann account directly to Elon Musk is alm...

2024-12-12
BleepingComputer 37 related

Meta says it is “99% of the way” to resolving a global outage that hit Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, starting at approximately 12:40pm ET

Facebook: down  —  Bluesky: up up up with the workers Karissa Bell / @karissabe : Quite an outage for Meta... I can't remember the last time so many of its services were down more than an hour, must b...

2024-11-26
The Verge 4 related

Threads begins testing an option to set For You, Following, or a custom feed as the default, another improvement seemingly sparked by competition from Bluesky

For You, following, or a custom one — as your default.  Also making this more visible in the app.  Interested to see how and if people use this. Jason Kottke / @jkottke : FINALLY.  Threads will finall...

2024-11-21
The Verge 5 related

Adam Mosseri says Threads is rebalancing ranking to prioritize content from people that users follow, warns that creators' “unconnected” reach may go down

As Bluesky's user numbers continue to rise, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says Threads will change its For You page to show fewer posts from accounts you don't follow.

2024-11-11
User Mag 1 related

Threads becoming inundated with liberal election fraud conspiracies highlights the shift toward a “post-truth” online landscape across the political spectrum

Taylor Lorenz / User Mag : Threads: @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @stuartathompsonnyt , @taylorlorenz , @robbiekirshner , and @taylorlorenz Mastodon: @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social a...

2024-11-10
User Mag

Threads becoming inundated with liberal election fraud conspiracies highlights a shift towards a “post-truth” online landscape across the political spectrum

Thousands of users have amplified baseless claims of hacked voting machines as Democrats become more comfortable embracing denialism Threads: @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @robbiekirshner , @taylorl...

2024-11-07
CNBC 36 related

Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Michael Dell, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and other tech leaders congratulate Trump on his election victory

RE: https://www.threads.net/... Anil Dash / @anildash : Absolutely pathetic behavior.  He said he was going to throw you in prison and you still can't help sucking up to a fascist. Matt Navarra / @mat...

2024-09-06
Werd I/O 7 related

Meta not disclosing which select creators it pays to post on Threads undermines trust in everyone's motivations, as users assume others are “engagement farming”

It was a useful program, and the archival has merit, but publishers argued that the Archive overstepped, and the courts eventually agreed. Threads: @katienotopoulos , @cotyrosenblath , @jenvalentino_n...

2024-07-08
Washington Post 11 related

A look at Meta's struggles to attract influencers to Threads, due to the platform's focus on text and its lack of a clear purpose for users

Threads is a place for everyone.  No following required. Matthew Facciani / @matthewfacciani : The lack of “content creators” and “influencers” on Threads is probably one of its biggest selling points...

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Threads has appeared in 287 Techmeme articles since January 2016. The biggest stories include Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads, saying Meta “engaged in systematic, willful,... and Hands-on with Threads: fairly basic text-based messaging app, log in via Instagram, no.... Frequently covered alongside Meta, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Bluesky. Coverage has increasingly focused on competition, enterprise themes.

Key Moments

2024Q2developer -8pts; consumer +19pts; regulation -9pts
2024Q3enterprise -8pts; safety +6pts; developer +22pts
2024Q4developer -29pts; consumer +10pts; funding +11pts

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