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Threads has started rolling out its "trending now" feature in the US. The Meta-owned rival to X/Twitter wants users to feedback how useful the tool is. Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, announced on the app: "We're rolling out the “trending now” feature widely to people in the US today – excited to offer an easy way to see what others are talking about on Threads. It’s available on the search page and in the For You Feed, so try it out and let us know what you think." Meta recently announced it was testing out the feature to help users in the US discover what is trending in their country. CEO M...
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Instagram now allows users to edit their DMs (Direct Messages) - but only within 15 minutes of posting. The ability to write a private message has been possible since 2013, but it's only now the Meta-owned social media app is making it possible to make changes to text, be it with a time restriction. It works by simply holding down on the message and selecting “edit” from the drop down menu. Another feature has also launched where you can pin up to three of your favourite DMs to the top of your personal feed. Elsewhere, there are new DM themes and the ability to save stickers. Meanwhile, Meta's...
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Threads is testing two of their "most requested" features with a limited number of people. The Meta-owned social media wants to bring a save drafts and camera that is available to use when composing a post to its platform. Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared to his Threads page: "Testing more of your most requested features with a small number of people…beginning today, we’re testing the ability to save a draft to Threads by swiping down on your post, as well as a native camera that opens directly in the composer. Hope this makes it easier to quickly share an idea, or come back to it later." Me...
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Meta is testing a feature that will enable Threads users to see what is trending in the US. CEO Mark Zuckerberg - who also runs Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp under the parent company - announced the new feature on his own account on the app, where he revealed the firm plans to extend trending topics to further countries once they get it up and running. He wrote: "Rolling out a small test of today's top topics on Threads in the US. We'll roll it out in more countries and languages once we get it tuned up..." Users will be able to see the “timely topics that others are discussing” via search ...
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Threads has launched in the EU. The Meta-owned social media platform, which rivals Elon Musk's X (formally Twitter) made a debut in European Union territories yesterday (14.12.23) after its initial release five months ago. A statement from the tech company said: "Starting today, people in the EU can choose to create a Threads profile that is connected to their Instagram account - which means they get the same experience as everyone else around the world - or use Threads without a profile." Meta will be hoping this move will increase the popularity of the app, after CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted...
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Meta is planning a new home feed on Threads. The parent company of social brands like WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram has announced some updates to their new microblogging app, like adding a chronological order function and the ability to edit posts. At the moment, the platform - which launched last week as an “initial version” via Instagram - shows users recommended content along with posts from followed accounts. Adam Mosseri, the CEO of Instagram, shared that other new functions were “on the list,” like translation into other languages. Threads boasted more than 100 million sign-ups in les...
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Instagram is halting their controversial revamp. The social media platform - which was known for photo sharing - is pausing it’s pivot to increased video and recommended content after an outpouring of discontent from users, including some its most famous faces, such as Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Chrissy Teigen. After they met with a wave of complaints about not seeing enough of their friends' posts, Instagram’s parent company, Meta - which also run messaging service WhatsApp and Facebook - said they wanted to “take the time” to get the changes right. The changes were perceived as a respo...
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Instagram is to become more focused on video. The social media app - which has more than 600 million active monthly users - was initially known as a photo-sharing site but has launched more video-based features such as Reels in recent months and head of Instagram Adam Mosseri explained that while snaps are "part of their heritage", the company needs to embrace the "shift" as it appears to be naturally indicated by consumers in the first place. He said: "I'm hearing a lot of concerns about photos right now and how we're shifting to video. I want to be clear - we're gonna continue to support pho...
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Meta is to turn all Instagram videos into Reels. The social media giant - which is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp - launched the 90-second video feature back in 2020 after the rise of rival TikTok and is now trialling a feature that will see all of its videos take on the Reels format. Alongside a screenshot that read "video posts are now shared as reels", industry analyst Matt Navara wrote on Twitter: "Instagram is now making EVERY video a Reel!" His claims were then backed up by Meta, who claimed that the feature was being "tested out" gradually amongst random users. ...
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Instagram is planning to bring back chronological feeds. The photo sharing app previously took away the ability to view posts in chronological order in favour of a new method which showed users photos and videos based on what it thinks will interest each user, ranked using an algorithm. But according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri, the company is now looking at bringing the old chronological feature back. In a video shared this week, Adam demonstrated a new menu with three options for how Instagram’s feed will display posts – named Home, Favourites, and Following. The ‘Home’ setting will show ...
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