"White House and Joe Biden Celebrate Birthday with Threads Account Launch"

US President Joe Biden, along with Vice President Kamala Harris, the White House, and the second gentleman, Douglas Emhoff, have signed up for Threads, Meta's (formerly Twitter) competitor. Biden's first post on the platform references the country's divisions and its current "inflection point." The participation of Biden and his team is seen as a positive sign for Threads, which has the potential to become a news source. The move does not preclude their participation on Elon Musk's platform, X, despite its recent struggles with retaining advertisers due to hate speech concerns.