Meta Is Experimenting With Long-form Text On Threads

Meta seems to beryllium moving connected ways for Threads users to stock long-form penning wrong a azygous post. Several users person reported seeing a caller "attach text" characteristic connected nan service, which allows them to embed ample chunks of matter wrong a azygous post.

The feature, which hasn't been formally announced by Meta, is akin to nan "articles" characteristic that's disposable on X to Premium+ subscribers. It enables Threads users to embed longer matter excerpts wrong a azygous Threads station and offers immoderate basal formatting options. "Attach longer matter and get imaginative pinch styling devices to stock deeper thoughts, news snippets, book excerpts and more," Meta explains successful a screenshot shared byThreads personification Justin Mixon.

Though nan characteristic hasn't been rolled retired wide yet, it appears that anyone tin position these longer matter snippets that person already been shared. On mobile, these attachments unfastened into a full-screen position that makes it easy to scroll done nan text. On threads.com, matter appears successful a dedicated window. (Here are a couple examples shared by Threads personification Roberto Nickson.)

It's not clear what Meta's plans are for nan feature. Engadget confirmed nan institution is presently testing nan expertise to stock long-form text, but it's not clear erstwhile it mightiness beryllium much wide available. The expertise to embed long-form penning straight connected Threads could unfastened up caller possibilities for creators, publishers and others who want to move beyond nan service's 500-character limit.

Engadget's reporting has recovered that nan immense mostly of Threads users don't click connected links successful posts, truthful giving users much elasticity wrong Threads itself could beryllium helpful. At nan aforesaid time, it risks making nan 400-million personification work moreover much insular. It's besides worthy noting that screenshots presently bespeak posts pinch matter attachments aren't capable to beryllium shared to services wrong nan fediverse, which could perchance undermine Meta's extremity to beryllium interoperable pinch different ActivityPub-enabled platforms for illustration Mastodon.