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Instagram Threads adds β€˜Use media’ feature for resharing photos and videos

Threads is introducing a new way to reshare photos and videos on its social network. Instead of quote-posting the original post and then adding commentary, Threads users will instead be able to click a new option, β€œUse media,” allowing them to just reshare the photo or video directly to a new post where they can […]

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What is Instagram’s Threads app? All your questions answered

Twitter alternatives β€” new and old β€” have found audiences willing to try out a newer social networks since Elon Musk took over the company in 2022. Mastodon, Bluesky, Spill and T2 are some of the social media platforms people are among them. So is Meta’s Threads platform. What is Threads? How do you create […]

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Threads tests a way to hide your replies from your profile

Instagram Threads, Meta’s competitor to Elon Musk’s X, is testing a way to make your replies to others’ posts less visible on the platform. The company is adding a new privacy feature that allows you to customize your profile to remove the tab that displays your replies. This leaves only the two tabs that show […]

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Taking a cue from X, Threads tests AI-powered summaries of trending topics

As the Twitter-like social network Bluesky sees a significant surge in users this month, Meta’s own X competitor Threads has been rapidly building out its platform. On Friday, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced that Threads will start testing AI-powered summaries of what people are discussing on the platform in the app’s β€œTrending now” section in […]

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Threads adjusts its algorithm to show you more content from accounts you follow

After several complaints about its algorithm, Meta’s X competitor Instagram Threads is making changes that will allow it to surface more content from people you follow in the algorithmic feed. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a Threads post that the social network has adjusted its algorithm to show less content from accounts you don’t […]

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