nytimes.com

Threads, Meta’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Finds Its People

The social platform that Meta once positioned as a rival to Elon Musk’s X now has 500 million monthly users. It increasingly resembles Reddit. Meta’s office in San Francisco. Threads aims to reach one ...
Forbes

Threads, Meta’s X Competitor, Hits 500 Million Monthly Users

Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. Forbes previously reported in September that Threads had surpassed X in its number of daily active users. (Photo Illustration by Justin ...
TechCrunch

Threads finally brings messaging to the web

Threads is rolling out messaging on the web, bringing one-on-one and group chats to desktop, the Meta-owned social network announced on Tuesday. By bringing messaging to the web, Threads is aligning ...
Android Police

Threads is finally beating X, but it's not for the reason you think

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...
CNBC

Meta to begin rolling out Threads ads globally

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta on Wednesday said it will begin to show advertising on its Threads microblogging service to all users globally starting next week. Threads has surpassed more ...
Engadget

Threads has more global daily users than X on mobile for the first time

Meta's Threads is pulling further ahead of Elon Musk's X on mobile, based on recent estimates from analytics firm Similarweb, Forbes reports. In the first stretch of January, Threads averaged roughly ...
Forbes

Threads Widens Lead Over Musk’s X—Zuckerberg’s Platform Adds Millions

Threads, Meta’s text-based social media platform, widened its lead over Elon Musk’s X in the first few weeks of 2026 after first surpassing the rival platform in daily active users on mobile devices ...
Mashable

Threads will let users speak to the algorithm

Threads is testing a new way for users to manipulate their own recommendation algorithm. The feature, aptly called "Dear algo," allows users to post a message to the algorithm with the note "dear algo ...
InfoWorld

Java Stream API tutorial: How to create and use Java streams

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...
VICE

Would You Ghost Post on Threads?

Threads, Instagram’s stab at TikTok, introduced a new feature today with the curious name of ghost posts. No, it’s not that thing people do to each other on dating apps, although the choice of name ...
MacRumors

Threads Now Supports Disappearing 'Ghost Posts' That Archive After 24 Hours

Meta today announced that the Threads social network is gaining support for disappearing posts. "Ghost posts" are Threads posts that will be automatically archived after a 24-hour period. Replies to ...