Threads has finally launched another feature that users have been requesting: the Trending Now feed. Available in the US, Trending Now shows you the hottest topics being discussed in threads that day. The goal is to encourage people to learn about and support popular and relevant subjects.
“Starting today, Trending Now is rolling out to the US so you can see what people are talking about on Threads,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post on Threads. Ta.
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If you live in the United States, you can access the Trending Now feed through the Threads website and mobile app for iOS or Android. In either case, select the search magnifying glass icon. Current topics are displayed at the top. Tap or click on a specific topic to see the latest posts on that topic.
In Tuesday's debut, the Trending Topics Feed featured the day's Spring Equinox, Aaron Taylor-Johnson reportedly chosen to be the next James Bond, Netflix announcing new sports series, Trump lawyer Alina Haba's It highlighted five themes, including the latest legal issues. President Trump then sued ABC and George Stephanopoulos for defaming him in an interview with South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace.
Trending topics is one feature that certain other social networks already offer. X (also known as Twitter) is List of trending topics Found in the “Explore'' section. To keep up with the likes of X, Threads started testing Top Topics in the US last month. Zuckerberg also promised to make the feature available in other countries and languages once it goes live.
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Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in his post in the thread that trending topics will be accessible from the search page and the For You feed. To generate the feed, Mosseri said, Threads uses his AI to learn what topics people are discussing on the platform. But these topics are also reviewed by naive and old-fashioned people.
“Our content specialists review the topics selected by our AI system to check for duplication or confusion, but generally they accurately represent what is actually being talked about on the thread. We want people to be eligible for inclusion on the list,” said Mosseri, who also added political leanings.
