Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. I've been on Threads since it first launched ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta on Wednesday said it will begin to show advertising on its Threads microblogging service to all users globally starting next week. Threads has surpassed more ...

While X is still the microblogging champion in web browsers, multiple reports are making Threads' ascent seem durable and convincing. Reading time 2 minutes Say what you will about the social media ...

If you use Threads, you’ve probably seen topic tags, which users can add to posts when they want to reach more people interested in that same subject. Today, Meta is combining topic tags with its ...

Meta is finally fixing how threads work on its social network Threads. Prior to this, there was no real way to know how long a thread was or even if a post was part of a longer discussion. The company ...

Two years in, Threads is starting to look more and more like the most viable challenger to X. It passed 350 million monthly users earlier this year and Mark Zuckerberg has predicted it could be Meta's ...

"Threads was created for sharing perspectives that generate vibrant, public conversations, but sometimes you want to take a conversation further, one-on-one," said Meta's team. "Messaging has been one ...

Direct messages are coming to Threads after two years and many requests. Threads users tend to connect with a different crowd than on Instagram, Meta says. User behavior shifts and taking the public ...

For now, you can only send DMs to your followers on Threads or mutual followers on Instagram. For now, you can only send DMs to your followers on Threads or mutual followers on Instagram. is a news ...

Since deciding to stop using X (it’s no longer the Twitter I knew and loved for a long time), I’ve been testing out various alternatives. And for me, there are two clear front-runners: Bluesky and ...

Meta is now using the Threads.com domain name for its X competitor Threads. Credit: Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Threads, Meta's alternative to X, formerly Twitter, had almost ...