Nieman Journalism Lab

Threads was next to useless on election night (but that’s kind of the point)

Where did you turn for election night news? The platform formerly known as Twitter? Bluesky? The Meta-owned Threads? Those who chose the latter hoping for timely updates about the presidential ...
Los Angeles Times

Meta’s platform Threads considers ads as rivalry with X approaches first anniversary

Meta Platforms launched Threads a year ago as Mark Zuckerberg’s bid to capitalize on the struggles of Elon Musk’s X, the social network formerly known as Twitter. Since then, the long-running feud ...
Hosted on MSN

Marketing on Threads: What you need to know

We’ve updated our article on Threads to include the news that advertising on Threads is now open to all Meta advertisers. Threads has become the fastest-growing social media platform in history since ...
techtimes

Is Threads Still Good to Use After a Year? Here’s What Meta Can Pick up From Other Social Media Apps to Improve It

A year later, Meta's Threads is thriving and competing with other social media apps. Dubbed "Twitter alternative," some users believe that it needs some rework. Mohamed Nohassi from Unsplash Threads ...
Mint

Meta's Threads goes the Twitter way, imposes rate limit on posts, Elon Musk says..

Twitter rival Threads has announced imposing a rate limit to the posts in order to ward off spam accounts. The announcement by Instagram CEO has drawn a sharp reaction from Twitter CEO Elon Musk who ...
The Droid Guy

Best Threadreader App Alternatives For Managing Twitter Threads Easily

Twitter threads have become a powerful way to share detailed thoughts and information, but navigating these threads can be cumbersome. To make reading and managing Twitter threads easier, several ...
The Verge

Threads knows it has an engagement bait problem

Meta is trying to get the flood of bait posts in your Threads feed ‘under control,’ according to Adam Mosseri. Meta is trying to get the flood of bait posts in your Threads feed ‘under control,’ ...
CNET

A Year Later, Threads Isn't a Perfect Twitter Replacement. But It Could Be

Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...
Variety

Instagram Launches Threads, a Text-Based ‘Conversation’ App, in Challenge to Elon Musk’s Twitter

“Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow,” Instagram says in its description of the app. “Whatever it is ...

Threads active users have halved in a week, report says

Meta's Threads had a moment in which it seemed it would overtake Twitter in a matter of months, but it may not end up being ...
Mashable

Threads is tracking to surpass X in daily active users

Threads is nearing X in mobile user numbers, according to data from Similarweb, a leading web analytics firm. The Twitter alternative from Meta is reportedly growing steadily and appears to be drawing ...