Meta’s Threads hits 500 million monthly active users

Meta announced Tuesday that Threads has reached 500 million monthly active users. The platform also introduced new community expansions and a personalization tool called Your Algo.

Meta launched Threads in 2023. The app reached the new user milestone nearly three years later, showing sustained growth rather than a post-launch slowdown.

The company rolled out expanded Communities features to encourage topic-focused interactions. It also introduced Your Algo, which lets users give direct feedback on recommended content in their feeds.

Your Algo is currently available in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The updates reflect Meta’s shift toward improving retention and user engagement on the platform.

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Meta tracks US employees' computer interactions for AI training amid staff backlash and layoffs

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Meta is deploying software on US employees' work computers to monitor keystrokes, clicks, mouse movements, and screenshots in work apps for AI training data. Internal memos reveal no opt-out option, sparking employee discomfort, as the company invests billions in AI while cutting thousands of jobs.

Meta has begun testing a new AI chatbot on Threads that users are unable to block or opt out of, sparking widespread frustration across the platform. The public-facing account has drawn angry replies and become the top trend with over a million posts. Testing is currently limited to a handful of countries.

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Meta has begun testing a redesigned web version of Threads that adds a direct messaging inbox and improves navigation. Connor Hayes, head of Threads, demonstrated the changes, which include new shortcuts for saved posts, insights, activity, and switching feeds. The company plans further investments in the web experience.

Meta unveiled Muse Spark on Wednesday, the inaugural AI model from its Superintelligence Labs and the first in the Muse family. The company described it as a ground-up overhaul of its AI efforts, aiming for personal superintelligence. While proprietary for now, future open-source models are planned.

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X, formerly Twitter, will shut down its Communities feature on May 30, as announced by Head of Product Nikita Bier. Users are encouraged to migrate to group chats in the XChat app, which supports up to 350 members and will expand further. The decision follows low usage and high association with spam and scams.

Google is updating its AI Overviews and AI Mode features in Search to include more first-person perspectives from forums like Reddit and other online discussions. The changes also add recommendations for related in-depth articles and improved ways to view sources. These updates aim to help users explore topics more deeply while linking back to original content.

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