ElonJet, the banned Twitter bot that tracked Elon Musk's jet, is now on Threads

As spotted by Reuters, ElonJet creator Jack Sweeney launched new Threads account Elon Musk's Jet on July 7, replicating the ...
Los Angeles Times

Meta’s platform Threads considers ads as rivalry with X approaches first anniversary

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 ...
Mashable

You came back to Threads. Here's how it can keep you.

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 ...
TechCrunch

A year later, what Threads could learn from other social networks

Threads, Meta’s alternative to Twitter, just celebrated its first birthday. After launching on July 5 last year, the social network has reached 175 million monthly active users — that’s a notable ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Threads was next to useless on election night (but that’s kind of the point)

Where did you turn for election night news? The platform formerly known as Twitter? Bluesky? The Meta-owned Threads? Those who chose the latter hoping for timely updates about the presidential ...
Business Insider

Meta is still betting that Threads can beat Elon Musk's X — but Zuckerberg faces an uphill battle

Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter killer, Threads, celebrated its first birthday earlier this month. The platform became the world's fastest-growing app shortly after it launched, hitting 100 million users in ...
TechCrunch

Threads users can now share to the open social web, aka the fediverse

Instagram’s Twitter/X rival Threads is furthering its expansion into the fediverse — the interconnected social network that includes apps like Mastodon, PeerTube and others running the ActivityPub ...
The Droid Guy

Best Threadreader App Alternatives For Managing Twitter Threads Easily

Twitter threads have become a powerful way to share detailed thoughts and information, but navigating these threads can be cumbersome. To make reading and managing Twitter threads easier, several ...
The Verge

Threads knows it has an engagement bait problem

Meta is trying to get the flood of bait posts in your Threads feed ‘under control,’ according to Adam Mosseri. Meta is trying to get the flood of bait posts in your Threads feed ‘under control,’ ...
CNET

A Year Later, Threads Isn’t a Perfect Twitter Replacement. But It Could Be

As a Gen Z-er, I’ve seen many social media platforms come and go in my relatively short online life. Some, including Vine, Musical.ly and Kik, rose fast and burned out even faster. Some I have ...
PC World

Bluesky vs. Threads: Which X alternative is right for you?

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 ...