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Threads reaches landmark 150 million active monthly users

Threads has announced it has reached the landmark milestone of having 150 million active monthly users.

The social platform from Facebook and Instagram owner, Meta, was introduced as an alternative to Elon Musk’s X and since its launch in July, it has maintained steady growth. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg provided the update during his company’s Q1 earnings call this week, as Threads begins to test a feature to let users auto-archive posts after a set time. Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri stated late last year, said Threads would “not amplify news on the platform” reducing its appeal to social media users who want to quit X.

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