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

Threads first surpassed X in terms of daily active users on mobile devices worldwide in September, according to Similarweb.
Mashable

Threads’ disappearing ghost posts might not be gone for good

UPDATE: Oct. 30, 2025, 5:32 p.m. Meta confirmed to Mashable that Threads ghost posts appeared in web searches after the 24-hour expiration period and that the issue had been fixed as of Oct. 30. "We ...
IEEE

Comparison of Java Virtual and Non-Virtual Threads in Parallel Programming

Abstract: The Java programming language, in its long-term support version 21 (released in September 2023), introduced Java virtual threads (prior to version 21, this was a prototype solution). While ...
9to5Mac

Adam Mosseri to hand off day-to-day at Threads to Meta’s AI lead

After two years under Instagram head Adam Mosseri, Meta is officially handing off Threads to a new leader. Here’s what the change could mean for the app’s future. As first reported by Axios, Meta is ...
Engadget

Threads users still barely click links

Two years in, Threads is starting to look more and more like the most viable challenger to X. It passed 350 million monthly users earlier this year and Mark Zuckerberg has predicted it could be Meta's ...
The Verge

Threads now has DMs

For now, you can only send DMs to your followers on Threads or mutual followers on Instagram. For now, you can only send DMs to your followers on Threads or mutual followers on Instagram. is a news ...
CNET

A New Threads Feature Saves You From Seeing and Posting Spoilers: Here's How It Works

Didn't want to see that plot twist? Marvel and Netflix were the first to try out Threads' new spoiler-blocking feature. Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in mental ...
Reuters

Meta's Threads to test direct messaging feature in select markets

June 10 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab said it would start rolling out direct messaging on its Threads app, adding a feature long offered by rivals, in a bid to attract more users.
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 ...
Mashable

It's official: Meta's Threads is using 'Threads.com' domain name

Meta is now using the Threads.com domain name for its X competitor Threads. Credit: Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Threads, Meta's alternative to X, formerly Twitter, had almost ...
MacRumors

Ads in Threads Expand to More Users

Threads users in more than 30 countries will start seeing ads on the social network as of today, according to Instagram lead Adam Mosseri. Threads parent company Meta is rolling ads out to additional ...