Re:Threads is nearing X's daily app users, new data shows
by xnx on Saturday July 12, 2025 @05:34AM
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Cooked numbers due to forced/accidental engagement (in the US at least).
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Re:Threads is nearing X's daily app users, new data shows
by rf15 on Saturday July 12, 2025 @05:36AM
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Can you go into more detail?
Re:Threads is nearing X's daily app users, new data shows
by jackothy on Saturday July 12, 2025 @05:43AM
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The Instagram app surfaces Threads posts and automatically redirects you to the Threads app if you click. Threads web visitors is very low compared to rivals, it's mostly this Instagram clickbait tactic driving the numbers for the mobile app.
Re:Threads is nearing X's daily app users, new data shows
by ulfw on Saturday July 12, 2025 @08:18AM
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And how many bots are on Threads vs X?
I can't remember having seen any engagement on twitter/X in years. And that's with thousands of alleged "followers"
Re:Threads is nearing X's daily app users, new data shows
by kjkjadksj on Saturday July 12, 2025 @01:46PM
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All the sponsored threads posts I get on instagram read like linkedin slop so I assume it is mostly all bots on threads.
Re:Threads is nearing X's daily app users, new data shows
by zikzak on Saturday July 12, 2025 @07:00PM
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I recently deleted my Reddit account after a million years because every other post was obviously AI generated "am I the jerk" posts (use your imagination for variations on "jerk").
I used to participate in some subreddits where support is offered for a couple of chronic illnesses I have but even those are "doctor says it's X, am I cooked".
Just over it.
Re:Threads is nearing X's daily app users, new data shows
by datadrivenangel on Saturday July 12, 2025 @08:35AM
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And the threads posts look like expanded instagram comments!
Re:Threads is nearing X's daily app users, new data shows
by justonceokay on Saturday July 12, 2025 @09:48AM
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Those Threads clickbait posts are always some inflammatory cliffhanger too. Just join threads so you can respond angrily!
Re:Threads is nearing X's daily app users, new data shows
by xnx on Saturday July 12, 2025 @09:05AM
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Anecdata:
I never intend to go to Threads, but am tricked at least once a week by different confusing links in Instagram to going there.
I read a lot of different news and social sites and can't remember ever seeing a link to threads.