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 ...

Instagram’s Threads app has been duping Twitter/X in a number of ways, and today it’s adding one more feature that’s been core to the Twitter experience for years: hashtags. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ...

The story so far: In July 2023, the Instagram-based app Threads exploded with a burst of enthusiasm from users desperate to flee Elon Musk's X, the app formerly known as Twitter. That faded in the ...

Threads may seem like the heir apparent to the short posting format, but it still has work to do. Threads may seem like the heir apparent to the short posting format, but it still has work to do. is a ...

Recent efforts by Meta to grow Threads’ install base have been working. According to a new analysis of app store trends, Instagram Threads is now outpacing X, formerly Twitter, at least in terms of ...

Back when Meta first introduced its Twitter competitor Threads, many noted that the company had failed to secure the threads.com domain and instead launched the website at threads.net. At the time, ...

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Meta's Threads represents a serious threat to Twitter/X, so what's keeping users away? (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) With Elon Musk floating that he may soon make X, formerly known as ...

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Despite its meteoric rise, Meta’s Threads is losing its sparkle, according to an Insider Intelligence analysis shared with Marketing Dive. The platform is expected to rank second-to-last among social ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Meta wants Threads to be the place where podcast fans and creators meet. With native episode previews and growing creator ...