Threads finally brings messaging to the web

By bringing messaging to the web, Threads is aligning its desktop experience more closely with competitors like X and Bluesky.
Opinion

You can’t block Meta’s AI bot on Threads. I don’t know what we did to deserve this.

Threads users are furious after discovering Meta's new AI chatbot cannot be blocked like any other account on the platform.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...
Forbes

Threads Now Fastest-Growing App In History—With 100 Million Users In Just Five Days

More than 100 million users have joined Meta’s new Threads platform, a feat the Twitter rival has achieved in less than five days, making the Twitter competitor the fastest-growing online platform in ...

Threads is finally getting DMs on the web

While there’s nothing better than a good conversation in the replies, we know you all like to sidebar in DMs,” according to Threads boss Connor Hayes. Web DMs have been the ...
CNN

Threads now has ‘tens of millions’ of daily users. But its honeymoon phase may be over

Two weeks after Meta launched its Twitter competitor Threads and received an unprecedented amount of user signups, the frenzy around the app appears to have come back to Earth. After surpassing 100 ...
9to5Mac

Threads officially rolls out standalone DMs and debuts visual highlights

Meta just took another step in its belated but very welcome push to detach Threads from its Instagram roots. Starting today, the app is officially rolling out its own direct messaging system and a new ...
Forbes

Threads Engagement Drops 70%. Here's How It Can Recover

Threads, the Twitter-like app created by Meta, has seen a sharp drop in activity. The Threads daily active user count peaked on July 7, two days after its launch. Recent data shows that metric has ...
Wired

Threads Is the New Cool Hangout—for Brands

When prebiotic soda brand Olipop joined Threads, it didn’t post about the flavors it comes in or its claimed nutritional benefits. “Can u guys pls engage with this thread so my boss tells me he’s ...
Wired

How to Find Your Twitter Friends on Threads

Want to reconnect with people and grow your clout on Threads? Here are a few tips to help you get started. Want to reconnect with people you interacted with on Twitter and do just a bit of clout ...

Threads tests a Meta AI integration that works similarly to Grok

The feature is designed to help people get real-time context about trends and breaking stories, as well as receive recommendations, all within conversations.
Mashable

Threads’ disappearing ghost posts might not be gone for good

UPDATE: Oct. 30, 2025, 5:32 p.m. Meta confirmed to Mashable that Threads ghost posts appeared in web searches after the 24-hour expiration period and that the issue had been fixed as of Oct. 30. "We ...