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When Threads might get ads as user base booms
Meta is planning to roll out 'branded content' tools for advertisers while still holding off on running traditional advertising.
By Matt Binder
![Threads app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05KmqQU8VgloLa4cWhIS36L/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1689098074.jpg)
![Threads app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05KmqQU8VgloLa4cWhIS36L/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1689098074.jpg)
Forgot something? You can add mentions in an Instagram Story after it's posted
It's a simple solution.
![How to add mentions in an Instagram Story after it's posted](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02o1qpjDVdjoIGVhIZiwl5h/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1688744429.png)
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Threads backtracks flagging right-wing users for spreading disinformation
Regardless, right-wing Twitter users already hate Threads.
By Matt Binder
![Threads app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/034wBJXoX2CwszJX3KpSDvZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1688754557.jpg)
![Threads app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/034wBJXoX2CwszJX3KpSDvZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1688754557.jpg)
Threads is getting a following feed, but not for a while
The Head of Instagram said the feature is coming. Eventually.
By Amanda Yeo
![The Instagram Threads application splash screen is seen on an iPhone in front of the Threads logo.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05XvQStiJGhy1H70OrLU3CL/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1688699760.jpg)
![The Instagram Threads application splash screen is seen on an iPhone in front of the Threads logo.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05XvQStiJGhy1H70OrLU3CL/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1688699760.jpg)
Threads needs user-generated alt text ASAP
Of all the missing features, this one is standing out.
![An iPhone showing the Threads home-page and logo.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00PbisycaZrn73bZPZs0irU/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1688642042.jpg)
![An iPhone showing the Threads home-page and logo.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00PbisycaZrn73bZPZs0irU/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1688642042.jpg)
Threads, Meta's Twitter rival, is tracking you in all sorts of ways
All your data is belong to Meta.
![Threads Meta app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04Wt8mSlZmzySUfZVsq7F0f/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1688639888.jpg)
![Threads Meta app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04Wt8mSlZmzySUfZVsq7F0f/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1688639888.jpg)
10 million people joined Threads in the first 7 hours, Zuckerberg claims
Meta's Twitter rival has attracted a lot of users already.
![Threads app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07yPeeubzGO5BnN2zGzM39I/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1688631613.jpg)
![Threads app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07yPeeubzGO5BnN2zGzM39I/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1688631613.jpg)
Twitter competitor Threads won't let you delete your account unless you also delete Instagram
Remember to read the fine print before you rush to sign up.
By Amanda Yeo
![Threads, an Instagram app, on the App Store, in front of the logos of Instagram and Threads.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03iguVQT4HmUsjjfypzUalz/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1688621741.jpg)
![Threads, an Instagram app, on the App Store, in front of the logos of Instagram and Threads.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03iguVQT4HmUsjjfypzUalz/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1688621741.jpg)
Threads — Instagram's answer to Twitter's downfall — is here
Oh goody, Twitter with Mark Zuckerberg's twist 🥴
![Instagram and Meta's new Twitter app, Threads, is here.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02q8EEQOmv8ppvgF70Cm2Cn/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1688595450.png)
![Instagram and Meta's new Twitter app, Threads, is here.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02q8EEQOmv8ppvgF70Cm2Cn/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1688595450.png)
Parents can now see more of what their kids are up to on Messenger and Instagram
Meta is rolling out a bunch of new parental supervision tools to increase safety for teens online.
![Three screenshots of phones displaying Instagram and Messenger.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03O3vTFAI6olaweaVhXcd7d/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1687874388.jpg)
![Three screenshots of phones displaying Instagram and Messenger.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03O3vTFAI6olaweaVhXcd7d/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1687874388.jpg)
Facebook and Instagram to block news in Canada
It's in response to Canada's Online News Act.
![Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Instagram, and Meta in front of a lock sign.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00pjpGDXqorUO7588PowCFG/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1687529262.png)
![Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Instagram, and Meta in front of a lock sign.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00pjpGDXqorUO7588PowCFG/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1687529262.png)
Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg in a cage? Zuck really wants to do it.
"The most entertaining outcome is the most likely," said Musk.
By Matt Binder
![Mark Zuckerberg vs. Elon Musk](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02hr4XDUdTQRedQ4C8R2KU7/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1687447987.png)
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Meta to roll back Covid-19 misinformation measures
Meta is revising its policies to take a regional approach towards countries that still have public health emergency declarations.
![The newly named Meta and Facebook European headquarters in Dublin's Grand Canal Square.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03RoxyZgkD97g8MyHbPWTny/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1687034243.jpg)
![The newly named Meta and Facebook European headquarters in Dublin's Grand Canal Square.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03RoxyZgkD97g8MyHbPWTny/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1687034243.jpg)
You can now add music to your Instagram Notes
It's like AIM away messages but louder.
![How to translate an Instagram Note. How to add music to your Instagram Notes.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/071ICH5fztk4NKanIhg1gUN/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1686602343.png)
![How to translate an Instagram Note. How to add music to your Instagram Notes.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/071ICH5fztk4NKanIhg1gUN/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1686602343.png)
What we know so far about Instagram's Twitter rival
It looks a lot like Twitter, so there's that.
![Instagram and Twitter logos on a smartphone with the Meta logo in the background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07zfLd7NK2Ba8P6Xzs7TD8a/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1686327512.jpg)
![Instagram and Twitter logos on a smartphone with the Meta logo in the background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07zfLd7NK2Ba8P6Xzs7TD8a/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1686327512.jpg)
Here's how Meta's Mark Zuckerberg reacted to Apple's Vision Pro
"Every demo that they showed was a person sitting on a couch by themself."
![Mark Zuckerberg speaking at an event](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/022sd6I1ejAReLFhRsgK8A8/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1686260341.jpg)
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AI will soon be creating many of the ads you see on social media
Should AI be advertising to us?
![ChatGPT logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00GjrJhsWO9UCGNO1iVQh2B/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1686249700.jpg)
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How to get unbanned from Instagram: Run for president
Instagram lifted its ban on conspiracy theorist (and presidential candidate) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
![The Instagram logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07mmriQsyIvdfrqohhWcDnE/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1685981707.png)
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School district sues TikTok and other platforms over kids' mental health
Howard County, "like many school districts across the state and country, is at a breaking
point."
![The logos of Google, Meta, and TikTok.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/053gAZD8xKqiZI6kHiIAZjg/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1685819643.png)
![The logos of Google, Meta, and TikTok.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/053gAZD8xKqiZI6kHiIAZjg/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1685819643.png)