Bluesky, Meta and Threads

Bluesky has got Threads and Meta seriously scared
While Threads reports 275 million active monthly users as of November 2024, it isn't growing at the rate Bluesky is, it doesn't feel as "sticky" as Bluesky does, and it doesn't appear to be driving the cultural conversation in the way that Twitter used to and Bluesky is increasingly seeming to.
Threads might adopt Bluesky’s starter packs
Threads is built into Instagram's platform, so most of your follows or followers start out mirroring your Instagram reach. So Threads doesn't necessarily need starter packs to get
Meta’s Threads is developing its own take on Bluesky’s ‘Starter Packs’
Hoping to quell some of the momentum behind social network Bluesky, a competitor to X and Meta’s Threads, Meta is developing a feature that takes inspiration from one of Bluesky’s more popular additions: the concept of “Starter Packs,
Threads reportedly looking at its own version of Bluesky’s Starter Packs
Threads is reportedly putting its own spin on 'Starter Packs', which are specific lists created by users on X alternative Bluesky.
Bluesky is on the verge of overtaking Threads in all the ways that matter
Meta-owned Threads started November with 5 times the daily app users of Bluesky. That number is now down to just 1.5.
The Morning After: Thread’s latest feature is stealing Bluesky’s starter packs idea
According to reporting by TechCrunch and others, Threads is tapping into one of Bluesky’s best new features: starter packs of people to follow. Chris Messina, who invented the hashtag (!), posted a screenshot of the tool to the social media app.
X is Elon’s world. Threads is a mess. Is Bluesky any better?
The virtual town square, once framed by Twitter, is now fragmented as people flee to bluer pastures. The day after the ...
Leaving X for bluer pastures? What to know about Bluesky's owners and policies.
Since the presidential election — and Musk's hard right turn — X users have begun leaving the platform en masse, harkening ...
Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky
I’ve been covering Bluesky ever since I got my invite in April 2023. I’ve felt the platform has always had promise, ...
Bluesky Overtakes Threads as Liberals Flee MAGA Trolls on X
Social media start-up Bluesky is exploding as academics, journalists, and left-leaning politicians abandon Elon Musk ’s X in ...
How Bluesky rose out of Twitter's ashes to challenge X and Threads
Bluesky could be on the verge of a turning point if it continues rapidly attracting users and finds a way to monetize without ...
Mark Zuckerberg teases default Threads feeds as X users flock to rival Bluesky
Threads is testing new features to compete with Bluesky, which is winning over millions of new users.
Bluesky tops 20M users, narrowing gap with Instagram Threads
Bluesky, the social network and X competitor, has been benefiting from a surge of departures from the Elon Musk-owned app ...
Like Bluesky, Threads is attracting millions of disillusioned X users
Bluesky isn't the only platform taking advantage of the account closures on X that have been multiplying since Donald Trump's election. Some former users have turned to Meta's platform, Threads. In ...