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    Threads hits 500 million users, launches Your Algo to hand control back to users
    August 5, 2026
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    Lucy Hall
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    Threads hits 500 million users, launches Your Algo to hand control back to users

    Meta's text platform reaches half a billion monthly actives and graduates Dear Algo into a private feed control tool, tackling the transparency problem every platform faces but few solve.

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    TikTok adds AI content slider: why giving users a dial, not just labels, matters
    July 31, 2026
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    TikTok adds AI content slider: why giving users a dial, not just labels, matters

    TikTok has quietly become the first major platform to let users reduce AI content in their feed with a slider control, rather than just labelling it. The shift marks a turning point in how social platforms handle the AI slop problem.

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    Threads hits 500 million users and launches Your Algo, the private feed control that could end 'Dear Algo' posts
    July 23, 2026
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    Lucy Hall
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    Threads hits 500 million users and launches Your Algo, the private feed control that could end 'Dear Algo' posts

    Meta's Twitter rival reached half a billion monthly users on 17 June while rolling out Your Algo, a private feed customisation tool that shifts algorithm negotiation from public performance to personal control. For brands, that changes what community managers should be posting.

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    Threads hits 500m users, but Your Algo and Communities can't fix the discovery problem brands still face
    July 6, 2026
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    Threads hits 500m users, but Your Algo and Communities can't fix the discovery problem brands still face

    Meta's text platform reached half a billion monthly users on 16 June and graduated Communities out of beta with a private feed control tool, but the infrastructure for brands to be found, not just followed, remains the weakest part of the proposition.

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