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== Instagram ==
== Instagram ==
July 25, 2023: Instagram's Threads launched a "following" tab, which allows users to see chronological posts from people they follow instead of the algorithmitically curated content that appears in the "For you" feed. “Ask and you shall receive,” Zuckerberg wrote in Threads post. The "Following" and "For you" taps look similar to the Twitter layout. Threads also added an update that enables users to sort their "Activity" feed by quotes, reposts and follows. The update will also enable users to translate certain posts that appear in a different language as well as see their liked posts in the settings<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/25/meta-threads-gets-chronological-feed-for-people-you-follow.html</ref>.
July 18, 2023: Threads starts implementing rate limits to wade off bots. “Spam attacks have picked up so we’re going to have to get tighter on things like rate limits, which is going to mean more unintentionally limiting active people (false positives),” Instagram head,  Adam Mosseri, posted on Threads. “If you get caught up those protections let us know.” Meanwhile, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he is optimistic on Threads engagement. “Early growth was off the charts, but more importantly 10s of millions of people now come back daily. That’s way ahead of what we expected,” Zuckerberg said. “The focus for the rest of the year is improving the basics and retention. It’ll take time to stabilize, but once we nail that, then we’ll focus on growing the community. We’ve run this playbook many times (FB, IG, Stories, Reels, etc) and I’m confident Threads is on a good path too," he added<ref>https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/threads-start-implementing-rate-limits-234758479.html</ref>.  
July 18, 2023: Threads starts implementing rate limits to wade off bots. “Spam attacks have picked up so we’re going to have to get tighter on things like rate limits, which is going to mean more unintentionally limiting active people (false positives),” Instagram head,  Adam Mosseri, posted on Threads. “If you get caught up those protections let us know.” Meanwhile, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he is optimistic on Threads engagement. “Early growth was off the charts, but more importantly 10s of millions of people now come back daily. That’s way ahead of what we expected,” Zuckerberg said. “The focus for the rest of the year is improving the basics and retention. It’ll take time to stabilize, but once we nail that, then we’ll focus on growing the community. We’ve run this playbook many times (FB, IG, Stories, Reels, etc) and I’m confident Threads is on a good path too," he added<ref>https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/threads-start-implementing-rate-limits-234758479.html</ref>.