Threads finally adds hashtag capability - and an EU roll out next week

Upon its launch, the Threads platform, available at https://www.threads.net, and via a dedicated app, was seen as a potential replacement for those finding the ever toxifying environmernt of Twitter to be a turn off, but one thing that shiot threads in the foot was the lack of a hashtag capability, making it diffciult to engage with a community of like-minded interest.

Well it's finally got there. Rather than calling them 'hashtags', Threads simply calls it offering 'tags'. You use the hashtag symbol - # - in front of a word to create them, but once done, the hashtag symbol disappears, and the tag turns blue (although on a browser it still seems to be showing as black in a post for some reason). You can also include a space between words in a tag, a difference from Twitter. 

However, the biggest difference on Threads from Twitter is that Zuckerberg is only permitting one tag in a post. So for now, I am using the tag genealogy for my posts on my account, which you can see at @scottishgenesblog.

Finally, Threads is also planning to roll out across the EU next week, at long last, potentially seeing a massive increase in the subscription base. 

Now Threads seems to be finally delivering on its initially advertised potential, I will be using the platform a lot more now in going forward, having previously quit Musk's monstrosity earlier in the year. I look forward to hopefully seeing some of you there!

For more on the new changes see https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/threads-hashtags-tags-social-media-b1125746.html and https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/8/23993595/threads-meta-eu-europe-launch-date#:~:text=Following%20its%20rollout%20in%20countries,European%20Union%20on%20December%2014th.

Chris  

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