Meta is promising “long-overdue improvements” to its X competitor, Threads, including more precise search features and expanded trending topics.

First, users will be able to search for posts within a specific date range or from a single account — similar to what X’s search allows. Threads is also testing a new trending page in the US that includes additional topics to follow as well as AI-generated summaries of what other users are talking about.

Instagram head Adam Mosseri, who led the launch of Threads, wrote in a post that the tests begin today.

This week has been full of updates on Threads, which is facing increased competition from Bluesky, the decentralized text-based platform that people have been flocking to in recent weeks….

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