Meta today announced it is rolling out two new Threads features that will give users more control over the visibility of content on the platform. First, new "mentions" and "people you follow" filters ...

June 10 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab said it would start rolling out direct messaging on its Threads app, adding a feature long offered by rivals, in a bid to attract more users.

Shortly after its addition of direct messages this summer, Instagram Threads is adding support for group messaging with up to 50 people. The Meta-owned competitor to X, which now has more than 400 ...

Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, will now begin targeting a specific type of creator: podcasters. The company said on Tuesday that Threads will focus on bringing more discussions around podcasts to ...

A user opens the Threads app as Meta pushes new features like direct messaging to compete with X and Bluesky. Julio Lopez/Unsplash Threads' debut of its direct messaging feature on Tuesday now allows ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today that the company’s social network Threads will finally begin testing a DM (direct message) inbox that’s separate from users’ Instagram DM Inboxes. This means ...

Meta has announced “ghost posts” on Threads, allowing users to share disappearing content that vanishes after 24 hours. These posts won’t show likes or replies publicly, and responses go straight to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meta cooked up the Threads app in six months flat and has been toying with the “Threads” name for projects since 2015, according ...