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Threads is testing the option to choose your own default feed

Giving up some control in the face of competition.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the news in a post, saying that you’ll be able to choose between For You, Following, or any custom feed that you’ve set up. Zuckerberg’s post notes that Threads is “testing” this option and will make the choice “more visible” in the app. Increased competition from Bluesky has sparked many recent improvements to Threads, including a reworking of the For You algorithm to focus more on accounts you actually follow and less on suggested content.

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