Threads news and trends

Meta Tests Invitation-Only Bonus Program for Creators on Threads
Meta // April 29, 2024

Meta is running a limited-time, invitation-only bonus program that lets creators earn money on the content they post on Threads. The company began testing the program in March with creators in the United States and might expand it to other regions if it is successful, TechCrunch reported Monday (April 29)....

Mark Zuckerberg Says Threads ‘Growing Well’ With 150 Million Users
Meta // April 25, 2024

Threads now has more than 150 million monthly active users. The Meta-owned text-based social media platform is “growing well,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday (April 24), during the company’s quarterly earnings call. “There are now more than 150 million monthly actives, and it continues...

Apple Says China Ordered Removal of WhatsApp, Threads From App Store
Apple // April 19, 2024

Apple has removed Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads, as well as Telegram and Signal, from its App Store in China. The company was ordered to do so by the Cyberspace Administration of China, which cited national security concerns, Apple told Reuters in a report posted Friday (April 19)....

Meta to Label More AI-Generated Content, Remove Less
Meta // April 05, 2024

Meta has modified its approach to handling media that has been manipulated with artificial intelligence (AI) and by other means. Three of the company’s platforms — Facebook, Instagram and Threads — will now label a wider range of content as “Made with AI” when they detect industry standard AI image indicators...

Interviews & Exclusives
Threads Is Social Media’s Newest Nepo Baby, but Does It Have Staying Power?

July 13, 2023
Is the social media landscape too crowded? The winners of today’s attention economy don’t seem to think so. That’s why Meta, the parent company of social behemoth Facebook, last week (July 5) launched Threads — a Twitter competitor that was built by Meta’s Instagram product team. “We don’t have social media, we have social medias,” […]

Quick Reads
Threads Testing ‘Pinned Columns’ Feature on Web Application

May 16, 2024
Threads is testing “pinned columns” on its web application. Mark Zuckerberg, founder, chairman and CEO of Meta, which owns the text-based social media app, announced the test in a Thursday (May 16) post on Threads. This feature is currently available only to members of a test group, Bloomberg reported Thursday. It allows users to pin […]

Meta Tests Invitation-Only Bonus Program for Creators on Threads

April 29, 2024
Meta is running a limited-time, invitation-only bonus program that lets creators earn money on the content they post on Threads. The company began testing the program in March with creators in the United States...

Mark Zuckerberg Says Threads ‘Growing Well’ With 150 Million Users

April 25, 2024
Threads now has more than 150 million monthly active users. The Meta-owned text-based social media platform is “growing well,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday (April 24), during the company’s...

Apple Says China Ordered Removal of WhatsApp, Threads From App Store

April 19, 2024
Apple has removed Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads, as well as Telegram and Signal, from its App Store in China. The company was ordered to do so by the Cyberspace Administration...