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Threads is working on a community groups feature

It sounds similar to subreddits or X Communities.

Developer Chris Messina spotted references to “Loops” in the code for Threads’ latest app update, which vaguely describes something similar to the “Communities” feature on X or even subreddits. The discovery builds upon sleuthing done earlier by developer and established leaker Alessandro Paluzzi, who found examples showing what the Loops feature might look like inside the Threads app, including “a shortcut to the composer and the home header.” One screenshot shows a speech bubble icon — identified by Paluzzi as the Loops button — next to the notifications bell at the top right of the app. Details about Loops are thin, and Meta’s lips are sealed — in a statement to TechCrunch, an unidentified Instagram spokesperson said the feature was “in early development” and is not being tested internally or externally “at this time.”

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