Threads begins rolling out tags for customers in Australia

A Threads worker final month leaked a screenshot exhibiting a trending subjects characteristic within the app, which the corporate by no means introduced. Whereas Threads is but to get trending subjects, the platform is now rolling out tags (not hashtags) to customers in Australia in preparation for providing trending subjects.

The information was shared by each Instagram boss Adam Mosseri and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In response to the executives, the corporate is now experimenting with a tag characteristic within the Threads app. Though this seems like hashtags, it really works a bit in a different way.

The principle distinction is that the tags don’t use the “#” image that has change into common on many social networks, together with Meta’s Instagram. As an alternative, the person should faucet the tag button, after which the Threads app will flip that phrase or phrase into an interactive tag. Customers can discover different posts with the identical tag by tapping on it.

Additionally, not like different social networks, every put up can solely have one tag. There’s additionally a restrict to the variety of characters a tag can have, though it’s not extraordinarily brief.

Apparently, the tag characteristic additionally confirms that Threads has been engaged on implementing trending subjects. That’s as a result of, once you’re typing a tag, Threads suggests some in style tags and even exhibits the variety of posts discovered on that tag – which seems to be much like the leaked screenshot exhibiting trending subjects on Threads.

Presumably, Threads will use the tags to determine the preferred ones within the app and record them in a brand new trending subjects part. Sadly, the characteristic is just out there in Australia now and must be slowly expanded to different nations within the coming weeks.

Extra about Threads

Earlier this week, Threads launched an replace that lets customers delete their accounts with out leaving Instagram. The identical replace additionally allowed customers to decide out of getting their posts proven as suggestions on Fb and Instagram. On a associated word, the online model of Threads was up to date right this moment with filters within the Exercise tab.

You may obtain Threads without cost on the App Retailer.