Threads was a kind of extension of Instagram when it launched in 2023. However, it has become an independent platform with new features in recent years. Meta recently updated Threads’ word filter ...

Instagram Threads will begin testing video ads, Meta announced on Thursday. The test, which will make Threads look more like its competitor X, is an expansion of Threads’ advertising initiatives, ...

Instagram Threads is rolling out users’ most-requested feature to date: the ability to message people directly, without having to switch to another app, like Instagram. The company said direct ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Threads adds its own DM inbox. It won't link to Instagram messages. Testing starts in three countries. Meta is rolling out a ...

Threads and Instagram are continuing to decouple. Meta's social network has updated its Hidden Words setting to make it separate from Instagram. Prior to this update, users had one global Hidden Words ...

Meta is testing a new way to create an account on Threads that will require a Facebook account to authenticate the login and base their profile on. This is not yet available to users as the option ...

Nearly two years after launching Threads, Meta is finally giving in to users on one of the most requested features for the service: direct messaging. The company is beginning to test a dedicated inbox ...

Meta's Threads app can do more than meets the eye.

Instagram President Adam Mosseri revealed the latest update to Threads’ Hidden Words setting. This update brings new custom filters that allow Threads users to block words, phrases, and emojis in ...