{"id":18890,"date":"2024-11-25T22:20:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18890"},"modified":"2024-11-25T22:20:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:20:39","slug":"threads-tests-the-ability-for-users-to-choose-their-preferred-default-feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18890","title":{"rendered":"Threads tests the ability for users to choose their preferred default feed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since Threads\u2019 launch last year, users have<\/a> asked for the<\/a> option to set<\/a> their \u201cFollowing\u201d feed as their default feed. Now, more than a year later, Threads is finally testing the ability for users to do so. <\/p>\n

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced<\/a> on Monday that the social network is now testing the option for users to choose their For You, Following, or a custom feed as their default one. <\/p>\n

The launch comes a few days after Threads rolled out\u00a0custom feeds<\/a>\u00a0to allow users to curate feeds around specific topics or certain user profiles. The tool allows Threads to compete with Bluesky<\/a>, a decentralized social network that lets users build their own algorithms, feeds, and lists.<\/p>\n

Meta has been moving quickly to update Threads at a time when many X users are moving to Bluesky, which has now surpassed\u00a020 million users<\/a>.\u00a0The recent changes to the app indicate that Meta is looking to appease users by listening to their feedback and giving them what they want in an effort to keep them from moving to Bluesky. <\/p>\n

Last week, the platform rolled out changes to\u00a0surface more content<\/a>\u00a0from people you follow in the app\u2019s \u201cFor You\u201d algorithmic feed. While some people welcomed the change, others responded to Instagram head Adam Mosseri\u2019s announcement post<\/a> with frustration, noting that they simply want the option to set their Following feed as their default feed. <\/p>\n

Fast-forward a few days, and now users have the option to do so. In his announcement post, Zuckerberg said he\u2019s \u201cinterested to see how and if people use this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new feature is rolling out to select users, a Meta spokesperson told TechCrunch in an email.<\/p>\n

Although Threads has a solid user base of more than\u00a0275 million monthly active users<\/a>, it\u2019s facing increased competition from Bluesky. Data from market intelligence firm Similarweb<\/a>\u00a0shows that Bluesky is catching up with Threads when it comes to daily active users and that if the social network can keep up its current growth rate, it could eventually catch up with Threads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> techcrunch.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since Threads\u2019 launch last year, users have asked for the option to set their \u201cFollowing\u201d feed as their default feed. Now, more than a year later, Threads is finally testing the ability for users to do so. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Monday that the social network is now testing the option for users […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18890\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}