Threads website – pressnews

14Nov

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Threads to finally allow users to delete profiles separately from Instagram

[ad_1] Threads, the latest social media platform by Meta, which is powered by Instagram, has been rolling out new features and updates at a rapid pace. In just four months of its existence, it has received a new content feed, voice posts with auto transcriptions, editing posts, and more. However, one long-standing criticism by users was the inability to deactivate or delete their profiles. As the social media platform is built on top of Instagram, users so far cannot delete their Threads account and the only way to get rid of it is to delete or deactivate their Instagram account. In a major move now, the platform is soon going to roll out a feature that will allow users to separately delete their Threads account without it affecting their Instagram account.Adam Mosseri, the head of Inst...

Threads makes following people easier with this new feature

18Oct

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Threads makes following people easier with this new feature

[ad_1] In a bid to compete and perhaps even get an upper hand over X (formerly Twitter), Meta has been regularly bringing new features to its microblogging platform Threads. A few days ago, it was revealed that Threads is reportedly planning to introduce a Trending section that would show the top 5 trending topics, along with the number of threads it was being mentioned in. Moreover, the platform recently announced that it will soon let users ditch the app without losing access to their Instagram account.Now, Threads has received another new feature. Know all about it. Threads updateInstagram head Adam Mosseri posted about a new feature on Threads yesterday. With this addition, users will now be able to follow all the people who are mentioned in a Threads post. Long pressing the post wi...

Threads web version finally rolling out today

22Aug

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Threads web version finally rolling out today

[ad_1] The wait is finally over! Ever since its launch on July 5, many were wondering why the newest social media platform by Meta, Threads, was only available on mobile apps and not as a website. The Instagram-powered text-based platform was touted to get a web app by both Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri. Yet, almost two months later, it still was not live. But this changed just a few hours ago when Zuckerberg posted a picture of him working on the Threads website and officially announced the web version of Threads. The web version will begin rolling out starting today. All users across the globe will get it over the next few days.According to a report by TechCrunch, after the official launch of the website, users will be able to post, check their feed, interac...

Twitter-killer Threads app gets Instagram account, is open to followers, even goes briefly live on web

5Jul

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Twitter-killer Threads app gets Instagram account, is open to followers, even goes briefly live on web

[ad_1] The excitement is building up with less than 24 hours remaining for the launch of Meta's Instagram-linked Twitter-rival social platform, Threads. The timing of Threads launch seems to be quite right, as last weekend Twitter chairman and CTO Elon Musk disappointed everyone by announcing a temporary viewing limit on the number of tweets a person can see per day due to “extreme data scrapping” issues. Result? Twitter users are looking for alternative platforms. Now, ahead of launch, Threads has got its own Instagram account where it has posted its first Reel. Industry analyst Matt Navarra took to Twitter to say, "The Threads account on Instagram is now open to followers." The web version of the app also went live for a few hours earlier today to give people a glimpse of what is to c...