Threads by Meta

“has actually established a strong user base”

“Threads is a breath of fresh air in terms of access - the website is pratically the same in terms of UX as the app, and it does not require an account to browse at all.”

“if you're still on that platform, leave.”

“got inspired by Threads, again.”

“X and Threads do this too. I wish they all wouldn't, messing with screenshots should only ever be done when preventing them as a security measure.”

“Threads is doing what twitter should have done but for the rest of the world who didn't jump onto twitter”

“Or Threads, or Instagram.”

“the ads were getting to me”

“Thread's notifications are just plain weird like it is usually clickbait where you can't tell if they love Trump or hate Trump”

“This seems like a scale problem, which Threads solves.”

“some finding community there (tho how they even arrived there is one thing (instagram forced) and Fediverse integration or wider instance support is questionable)”

“the '...' icon (under which 'save' is hidden) is so small that half the time clicking on it just clicks the entire thread”

“Threads is the new time sink and a lot of times I open it and close it shortly thereafter because it's all the same”

“everyone that uses ActivityPub uses Threads”

“You might as well use Bluesky or Threads and be done with it.”

“If I was going to tell someone what social media to sign up to other than X, it has to be either Threads or Bluesky.”

“The advertisements within Instagram for Threads almost always seem to be fairly thinly disguised engagement & rage bait.”

“but is an extension of instagram”

“reply to coders on posts you find interesting and have things to add to”

“has recently been the most relevant place for me to casually chat with other programmers”

“They have 400m monthly active users.”

“Threads is a buggy mess. It has been impossible to create an account on the platform in Europe for months because of a broken authentication system.”

“This is a PLUS for Threads, which organically is still close to Twitter/X's size.”

“some Threads, some just gave up.”

“Quite fun, less crowded and almost no politics on my feed.”

“Their algorithm is great at surfacing posts that make me want to chime in with a correction”

“Threads was a much more neutral and inviting space that doesn't force you to wear a particular set of politics on your sleeves.”

“Tried social media (Instagram, Threads, Bluesky) and reaching out to blogs/reviewers.”

“Actual people posting things are surfaced on my default feed, not corporations or engagement chasing influencers.”

“They both have ~150M mobile users.”

“the majority of Threads users are Instagram users who ended up clicking through on the clickbait teasers Meta places inside of Instagram”

“The tech information I tend to get on Threads is more personal updates on mutuals' projects and niche eureka moments”

“There seems to be a weighting in favour of stuff that isn't angry.”

“The "Following" tab is prominent at the top and gives you exactly what you are asking for.”

“It's got Activity Pub integration and you can follow Fediverse accounts already.”

“Moderately engaging. Took nothing from it.”

“does not load properly on firefox on phone. Most of images are missing and layout is all messed up.”

“Threads is the only product they have launched in the last 5 years that anything close to successful”

“a lot of the people I followed who migrated to those platforms have seemingly spiraled deeper into negativity”

“there's Instagram and Threads and whatever else”