Threads is working on a community groups feature
by Jess Weatherbed from The Verge - All Posts on (#6RB8W)
Instagram says the feature is in early development. | Illustration: The Verge Threads is working on a new community feature that will seemingly allow users to group together around particular topics and interests, TechCrunch reports. Developer Chris Messina spotted references to Loops" in the code for Threads' latest app update, which vaguely describes something similar to the Communities" feature on X or even subreddits.
The code mentions things like the ability to join and leave a Loop community, and giving it a name and bio. The discovery builds upon sleuthing done earlier by developer and established leaker Alessandro Paluzzi, who found examples showing what the Loops feature might look like inside the Threads app, including a shortcut to the composer and the home header." One screenshot shows a speech...