News & Reviews:   threads

Threads has been quite active in adding several interesting features to their platform. Most recently, the social media platform has added a new feature with a focus on podcasts. So, what should you know about it?

Malaysian aviation magnate Tony Fernandes has announced his decision to shut down all his personal social media accounts under the umbrella of Meta Platforms Inc. — including Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

Starting today, Threads has also introduced a small update, enabling group messaging through the service. So, what should you know about it?

Threads launches a new Communities feature that allows users to discuss selected topics locally. It is very similar to the Community feature on X. Initially, there are 100 communities discussing topics such as sports, K-pop, TV series, movies and more.

Threads is reportedly testing a feature that will allow you to write long articles on the platform. When used, short excerpts of long essays will be displayed in a small grey window. So, what should you know about it?

Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, has now surpassed 400 million monthly active users, adding 50 million since the last reported quarter.

Threads has rolled out a new feature allowing users to share images directly in direct messages (DMs), further expanding the platform’s messaging capabilities.

Meta has introduced a new way to access Threads by allowing users to sign up using their Facebook accounts. This move aims to simplify the onboarding process and improve integration across Meta’s platforms.

Meta has started testing a spoiler-hiding feature on Threads, allowing users to blur specific parts of their posts. Announced by Instagram and Threads head Adam Mosseri, the tool gives creators the ability to mark text or images as spoilers during post creation. Once published, this content is blurred, and viewers can choose whether or not to tap and reveal it.

Mark Zuckerberg now shares that Threads is adding around 1 million new users every day. After having around 300 million active users in December 2024, according to the latest figures shared by Mark Zuckerberg, Threads now has 320 million monthly active users.