Threads, the text-based microblogging platform that was launched to compete with X (previously Twitter), is exploring tag support, a popular feature of the competitor messaging service.
Tags work in the same way as hashtags on X but without the hash sign. Meta has also imposed some restrictions on the service’s use of tags. The new tags feature may open the road for support for hot topics on Threads, another popular feature on X.
Through Threads posts, Instagram Head Adam Mosseri and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the feature was in testing, stating that users in Australia who are part of the test will now be able to tag themes to categorize them. These tags can be based on a certain interest or theme, implying that they will function similarly to hashtags on Twitter.
Three screenshots of the Threads app’s user interface supplied by Mosseri show a hash button to the right of the microphone button in the post composer. When you hit the button, you can begin typing a word and the app will suggest a tag, which displays in blue as a hyperlink on the post. However, unlike platforms like X or Mastodon, it appears that you can only add one tag to a post.
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It’s also worth mentioning that when you try to add a tag to your post, the alternatives for tags that appear will also reveal the number of posts that include that tag. Threads presently lack a distinct section for trending tags or subjects, however, the addition of tag support signals that a trending part may be added to the app in the future.
Meta stated earlier this week that it was allowing users to remove their Threads profile without deleting their Instagram account. Users will be able to remove their Threads profiles without affecting their Instagram account, some five months after the service was launched, rather than just removing their account on the text-based social platform.
