Meta's Threads Innovates to Compete with Bluesky's Rising Popularity

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Meta is developing a feature for its Threads platform inspired by Bluesky's popular 'Starter Packs,' which are curated lists of suggested users to help newcomers find people to follow. This move comes as Meta perceives Bluesky as a growing threat, with the latter's user base rapidly expanding. Threads' version, called 'Recommended Follow Lists,' is still in development and aims to enhance user connections by suggesting profiles handpicked by Threads users. This feature is part of Meta's broader strategy to counter Bluesky's momentum by adopting similar features.
- Meta’s Threads is developing its own take on Bluesky’s ‘Starter Packs’ TechCrunch
- Mark Zuckerberg teases default Threads feeds as X users flock to rival Bluesky Yahoo! Voices
- Threads is overhauling its search and trending features The Verge
- Meta scrambles to respond to upstart social platform Bluesky’s surge The Washington Post
- Threads is testing the option to choose your own default feed The Verge
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