A running commentary of text messages pertaining to one topic or question. Message threads are used in all forms of user discussions on the Internet, including Usenet newsgroups, Web-based forums ...

Meta is adding an “activity status” to Threads so that you can see who’s actively online as you’re scrolling your feed. In a post, Threads boss Adam Mosseri pitches it as a “way to help ...

Meta’s X rival Threads is rolling out a new “activity status” feature that will let you see when someone on the social network is online. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the feature on ...

When Meta launched the social media platform Threads a year ago as a rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to capitalise on the chaos following Elon Musk's $ ...

As of this morning, the new Twitter competitor Threads, created by Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, has over 60 million registered users. It has only been downloadable for two days.

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Do you debate politics with a family member on social media? Has that changed your IRL relationship with that family member? Could the outcome of the presidential election change your ...

The discovery builds upon sleuthing done earlier by developer and established leaker Alessandro Paluzzi, who found examples showing what the Loops feature might look like inside the Threads app ...

Meta’s Threads app may be seeking to further push into the territory occupied by the app formerly known as Twitter, taking on one of Elon Musk’s favorite features. The feature is known as Loop ...

This image from the 80s drama has appeared on social media since the launch of Threads by Meta In the week since its launch, Facebook owner Meta has signed up more than 100 million users to new ...

Threads launched to over 10 million users in its first seven hours of opening to the public, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, intensifying his rivalry with Twitter-owner Elon Musk. Already, some ...

Meta has been taking heat for engagement-bait posts on Threads, but the company is sticking by comments — and the idea of posts that "drive conversation" — as a way to decide what should get ...