Threads introduces tags to help users categorize posts<p>Tags are a key way to seek out content on social media, but so far they've been missing on Meta's fledgling <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/metas-threads-app-is-here-to-challenge-twitter-230039730.html">Threads[/url] platform. That's changing soon, however, as the feature is now in testing on Threads in Australia "with more countries coming soon," Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.threads.net/@zuck/post/Czrr520PZfh">new thread[/url].</p>
<p>You create a tag in the usual way by placing a hash before a word, which then displays in blue text without the hash — much as mentions work in Facebook. To seek out topics, type a hash plus a keyword into the search field to see a list of relevant posts, as one does on Instagram. So far, it's limited to a single tag per post, likely to discourage hashtag spamming — though that may change, as Meta said the feature is still a work in progress.</p>
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<p>Despite still not being in Europe, Threads has shown consistent growth and now counts nearly 100 million monthly active users, Zuckerberg <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/mark-zuckerberg-threads-has-just-under-100-million-monthly-active-users-222548501.html">wrote last month[/url]. The app recently gained a few key features like the ability to <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/you-can-now-delete-your-threads-profile-without-nuking-your-instagram-account-232844974.html">delete your threads profile[/url] without killing your Instagram account and avoid automatically sharing Threads posts with Facebook and Instagram. It also added pinned posts, and Instagram boss Adam Mosseri <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="
https://www.threads.net/@mosseri/post/Czo4TomvpeG/">hinted[/url] that DMs may (<a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="
https://www.threads.net/@mosseri/post/Czo4UDLPoNZ">or may not[/url]) be done via Instagram's inbox. </p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Threads introduces tags to help users categorize posts
