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Threads will finally let everyone change their default feed

Threads users will be able to make the “following” feed or a custom feed the default view in the app rather than the app's sometimes chaotic “for you” feed.

Meta’s Threads is finally allowing users to change their default feed in the app, in a move that addresses what has long been one of the most frustrating parts of the service. That should address complaints about reply guys and unnecessary dunking (previously, the app’s quote controls had options for “profiles you follow” and mentioned accounts only). The company notes that taking advantage of topics could help users’ expand their reach, noting that “internal data” suggests that posts with a tagged topic “generally receive more views than those that without one.” That will likely be useful info for Threads creators trying to decipher the app’s sometimes confusing algorithm.

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