Bluesky, Meta and Threads

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
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.
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,
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 ...
Bluesky 101: Everything you should know about X and Meta’s latest headache
Learn what makes Bluesky different by taking an in-depth look at its technological framework, privacy commitments, and ...
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, ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Bluesky, Mastodon or Threads: Where next after the X exodus?
"X is a toxic media platform." With these candid words, British media outlet The Guardian joined many in November in leaving ...
Bluesky’s rampant growth has once again proven that competition is a good thing
In recent past, Bluesky has been growing substantially. It quickly ballooned to over 20 million users, and at a ...