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 ...

Social media platform Threads, which is a part of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is rolling out new search tools as it looks to compete with X and fast-growing competitor Bluesky. What Happened: Threads ...

Meta’s X competitor Instagram Threads is gaining an improved search interface, the company announced on Monday. The app, which offers a Meta-run alternative to Elon Musk’s X, but built on top of ...

Threads' default search previously only allowed keyword searches for trending accounts and topics, with "Top" or "Recent" as the sorting options. The new update could make your search results include ...

Meta AI is getting its own Threads account, and it will be able to reply to your posts.

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Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. With Bluesky at its heels, Meta is rolling out feature after feature — some of which are a mirror of its ...

Threads is making more changes to address long-running complaints from users. This time, the company is testing out improvements to its search and trending topics feature in updates that Adam Mosseri ...

Meta's Threads will soon gain additional search features that let users refine their searches with profile and date range. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently revealed that its social media platform ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Threads is rolling out these advanced search ...

By bringing messaging to the web, Threads is aligning its desktop experience more closely with competitors like X and Bluesky.