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As you know, Threads has finally made it to the web. This puts it more in line with what people expect from platforms like Facebook and X. However, when it first hit the web, there was one major omission that left users confused. You weren’t able to quote posts on Threads for web. Well, according to a post from Adam Mosseri (via The Verge), that’s about to change.
Threads is the Twitter alternative that the world needed (one that was actually able to launch widely on day one without a lengthy beta testing period). It had a meteoric rise at the beginning. Then its userbase plummeted like a, well, a meteor soon after its peak. That was to be expected as the use base stabilized.
Not too long after the launch, Meta finally made Threads available on the web. Now, users can access the Threads website from their desktop computers, and folks were pleased. Currently, we’re in the stage where Meta is packing Threads with more features to fill it out.
Threads for the web now lets you quote posts
Again, we were all a bit confused when Threads for the web didn’t let users quote posts. You could only repost them. In case you don’t know what quoting a post is, it’s when you share someone’s post to your profile and you add your own text to it.
Adam Mosseri, the CEO of Instagram, made an Instagram post on Thursday showing a person quoting a Threads post on the web. He said that this and another feature are rolling out this week. Seeing as the week is already almost over, users shouldn’t have to wait for much longer.
What’s the other feature mentioned?
The other feature mentioned in the post is the ability to follow certain threads using the mobile app. When you follow a thread, you’ll receive notifications about activity on that thread. You’ll only be able to receive notifications from that thread for 24 hours. If you don’t see this feature yet, make sure your app is fully updated.