nytimes.com

Threads, Meta’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Finds Its People

The social platform that Meta once positioned as a rival to Elon Musk’s X now has 500 million monthly users. It increasingly resembles Reddit. Meta’s office in San Francisco. Threads aims to reach one ...
Forbes

Threads, Meta’s X Competitor, Hits 500 Million Monthly Users

Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. Forbes previously reported in September that Threads had surpassed X in its number of daily active users. (Photo Illustration by Justin ...
Android Police

Threads is finally beating X, but it's not for the reason you think

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...
The Verge

Threads wants to be the app you can’t wait to open in the morning

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A conversation with the head of Threads Connor Hayes on creators, ads, and the fediverse. A conversation with the ...
VICE

Would You Ghost Post on Threads?

Threads, Instagram’s stab at TikTok, introduced a new feature today with the curious name of ghost posts. No, it’s not that thing people do to each other on dating apps, although the choice of name ...
9to5Mac

Threads announces 100+ topic-based communities

If you use Threads, you’ve probably seen topic tags, which users can add to posts when they want to reach more people interested in that same subject. Today, Meta is combining topic tags with its ...
InfoQ

Java 25, the Next LTS Release, Delivers Finalized Features and Focus on Performance and Runtime

Seven of these, Scoped Values, Key Derivation Function API, Module Import Declarations, Compact Source Files and Instance Main Methods, Flexible Constructor Bodies, Compact Object Headers and ...
techtimes

Threads Offers Direct Message Feature for the First Time Since Debut

Threads now offers a Direct Messages feature on its platform that allows users to message their friends, family, or mutual accounts. This was finally released two years after the app debuted without ...
MacRumors

Threads Gets Direct Messages

Meta-owned social network Threads was today updated with support for direct messages, a feature that Meta has been testing during June. This is the first time the two-year-old social network has ...
The Verge

Threads now has DMs

For now, you can only send DMs to your followers on Threads or mutual followers on Instagram. For now, you can only send DMs to your followers on Threads or mutual followers on Instagram. is a news ...
Lifehacker

Threads Is Getting Its Own Separate Hidden Words Settings

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...