"Meta's Threads to Limit Political Content Recommendations"

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Meta's Threads, a competitor to X, is testing a new "topics" feature that will allow politically-themed content to surface based on what users are engaging with on the platform. The AI-driven feature, called "Today’s topics," will be determined by Meta's AI systems and will not be personalized recommendations. While Meta will remove political topics that violate its Community Guidelines, it will not suppress politically-themed topics altogether. This move could make Threads more competitive with its rival X, as it aims to provide users with timely conversations and debates on the platform.
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