The introduction of Threads, Meta’s new text-based platform, earlier this month sparked a lot of interest among users worldwide. The idea behind the application—allowing users to sign in using their Instagram credentials—raised hopes for a novel approach to disseminating one’s ideas to the world.
The app gained popularity as Twitter experienced a drop in user interest as a result of rate caps and significant changes. As a result, Threads emerged as a possible rival to the Elon Musk-owned platform now known as X.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WASHINGTON POST, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri confirmed rumors that Threads would soon support direct messaging (DM), allowing users to message one another.
However, the Instagram CEO had made it clear in a previous interview that Meta had no plans to displace Twitter with Threads. The platform was intended to act as a “public square for communities on Instagram that never really embraced Twitter,” according to the creators.
Users are anticipating new ways to express their ideas while retaining the sense of community found on Instagram, which is different from Twitter’s ecosystem, following the launch of the Meta-owned platform.
One of the most important features of any social media platform is the capacity to interact and communicate privately with others online. Users were initially surprised by the absence of DMs on Threads, but Mosseri’s confirmation is evidence that he was made aware of requests to add the feature.
Undoubtedly, one of the most important features of any social media platform is the ability to interact and communicate privately with others. The lack of a direct messaging (DM) option on Threads initially surprised users, but Adam Mosseri has since announced that this feature is on the way.
The Instagram CEO went over his team’s priorities for the recently launched platform in an interview with The Washington Post.
One of their main focuses is finding solutions to crucial problems, like making it possible for users to message one another inside the app. He emphasized how urgent it is to address these fundamental issues right away.
The application has also started implementing a Twitter-like feature for select users, dividing their feeds into “Following” and “For You.” This configuration results in a mix of posts from followed profiles and recommended accounts in the “For You” view.
The “Following” view, on the other hand, chronologically arranges posts from the users who are being followed.
