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Threads — the text-based microblogging platform that competes with X (formerly Twitter) — is testing support for tags, a popular feature on the rival messaging service. Tags function in a similar manner as hashtags on X, but do not include the hash symbol. Meta has also put some limitations on the use of tags on the service. The new tags feature could pave the way for support for trending topics on Threads — another feature that is widely used on X.Instagram Head Adam Mosseri and Meta CEO Mark…

It has been about 4 months since Threads launched as an alternative to the volatile and ever-so-changing landscape of X (formerly Twitter), and it has managed to provide a comfortable home to users owing to its fast deployment of new features, paying attention to user feedback and the fediverse support. For the unaware, fediverse, a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe", is a decentralized social media infrastructure. However, one area where users feel left out is DMs or direct messages. It has been one of the…

Image: rafapress (Shutterstock)Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, recently rolled out a few updates for Meta’s Threads and the biggest standout is that you finally have a way to delete your Threads profile separately from your Instagram account.Nobody’s Really Watching Reels This has long been a thorn in the side of Threads users who’ve felt unnecessarily stuck with the service after taking it for a spin. To delete your Threads profile, go to Settings, look for Account, click on Delete or Deactivate Profile, then select…

Threads, the latest social media platform by Meta, which is powered by Instagram, has been rolling out new features and updates at a rapid pace. In just four months of its existence, it has received a new content feed, voice posts with auto transcriptions, editing posts, and more. However, one long-standing criticism by users was the inability to deactivate or delete their profiles. As the social media platform is built on top of Instagram, users so far cannot delete their Threads account and the only way to get rid of…

Threads has rolled out a new Following tab on iOS and Android that allows users to see posts from users they have followed on the platform. Meta's text-based microblogging platform that was launched as an alternative to Twitter — recently rebranded by Elon Musk to 'X' — will now allow users to see posts on the platform in chronological order. Until now, the platform offered an algorithmic feed that showed recommended posts along with posts from people they followed on the app. Meanwhile the platform has also confirmed…

Threads users are asking for new feature updates and it seems Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking their opinions into account. The app’s update will include a “Following” feed and “Translations” which will register the original language and translate it to the language settings of the user reading it, Meta announced on Tuesday.Threads Needs These Five Missing Features to Be a Twitter KillerThe announcement was in response to a user’s request to add the “Following” feed, to which Zuckerberg responded: “Ask and you shall…

Threads is getting some new feature updates, inching it a little closer to the Twitter clone that was promised. The updated features will include a followers list, the option to subscribe to unfollowed users, and a revised “follows” tab, Threads developer Cameron Roth, said in a Threads post. Unfortunately, the most important tab is still missing. Nobody’s Really Watching ReelsUsers will see the updates on their profiles throughout Wednesday but may need to restart the app to see them come through immediately. Otherwise,…

Instagram is making it easier for people to create Reels, improving the templates, which let people create Reels based on others, announced Instagram head Adam Mosseri in a post (or a Reel).As the name suggests, a template is essentially a preset, which users can use to create their short video. For instance, a template could consist of a sequence of ten 0.5-second clips, which a user can use and put their own photos or videos, select the music they like, and have the Reel ready to go live.A new template browser that…

Threads — the popular microblogging platform launched by Facebook parent Meta earlier this month — will implement rate limits following an increase in spam attacks on the platform. Rate limits are an artificial ceiling on the number of times a user can interact with a platform within a certain period, and rival Twitter announced similar limits for the same purpose earlier this month. Meanwhile, the early excitement around the Threads app appears to have waned, as per a report that states that the number of daily active…

Both Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram lead Adam Mosseri have been adamant they were not simply copying Twitter wholesale. And yet, that’s exactly what they seem to be doing as the company’s latest move has been to limit the number of posts users can see on the Instagram-based app, just as Elon Musk’s Twitter did a few weeks ago.Mr. Tweet Fumbles Super Bowl TweetMosseri claimed in a Threads post late on Monday that “Spam attacks have picked up,” requiring new rate limit changes. While the Instagram boss didn’t…