Bug Hits Some Threads Users: Their Words Echoed by All Other Users (techcrunch.com)
(Saturday June 21, 2025 @11:34AM (EditorDavid)
from the loose-Threads dept.)
- Reference: 0178123975
- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/21/018232/bug-hits-some-threads-users-their-words-echoed-by-all-other-users
- Source link: https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/a-glitch-is-turning-threads-into-a-literal-echo-chamber/
Threads [1]now has 350 million users — but this week a strange bug affected some Threads accounts (on both desktop and mobile). "One user's post will get repeated over and over again..." [2]explains TechCrunch , "as though every user on your feed is saying the same thing."
> "Siri, unsubscribe me from 2025," one Threads user wrote, per [3]a screenshot from social media expert Alexa Heinrich. But then, everyone else on Heinrich's feed appeared to be echoing the same cheugy joke...
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> While it's not yet clear what caused the bug, Meta Communications Director Andy Stone [4]responded to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong's post about the issue. "Whoops, well that clearly shouldn't have happened! We're working on getting it fixed now," Stone said.
I thought the bug was only affecting user feeds (and not replies). But either way, Wong came up with the perfect comeback.
"Whoops, well that clearly shouldn't have happened! We're working on getting it fixed now."
[1] https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-reaches-350-million-monthly-active-users/746828/
[2] https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/a-glitch-is-turning-threads-into-a-literal-echo-chamber/
[3] https://www.threads.com/@hashtagheyalexa/post/DLDCjN2sdBX?xmt=AQF0dqEVP-dhVag8L0OxAklqKBEuJ312vQlmGAmvIR0qqA
[4] https://www.threads.com/@andymstone/post/DLDJHiXsNlw?xmt=AQF0NXG1ab79wkbtb-SObnZG9zIi-I_mKBhoBpx8IVUN4A
> "Siri, unsubscribe me from 2025," one Threads user wrote, per [3]a screenshot from social media expert Alexa Heinrich. But then, everyone else on Heinrich's feed appeared to be echoing the same cheugy joke...
>
> While it's not yet clear what caused the bug, Meta Communications Director Andy Stone [4]responded to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong's post about the issue. "Whoops, well that clearly shouldn't have happened! We're working on getting it fixed now," Stone said.
I thought the bug was only affecting user feeds (and not replies). But either way, Wong came up with the perfect comeback.
"Whoops, well that clearly shouldn't have happened! We're working on getting it fixed now."
[1] https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-reaches-350-million-monthly-active-users/746828/
[2] https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/a-glitch-is-turning-threads-into-a-literal-echo-chamber/
[3] https://www.threads.com/@hashtagheyalexa/post/DLDCjN2sdBX?xmt=AQF0dqEVP-dhVag8L0OxAklqKBEuJ312vQlmGAmvIR0qqA
[4] https://www.threads.com/@andymstone/post/DLDJHiXsNlw?xmt=AQF0NXG1ab79wkbtb-SObnZG9zIi-I_mKBhoBpx8IVUN4A
What happened is (Score:2)
by FudRucker ( 866063 )
Meta's data mining software went berserk; they are switching over to AI and you know how crazy AI can be
nope (Score:2)
by guygo ( 894298 )
It's not a bug, it's a feature.
Echo Chamber 101
Slashdot is in trouble (Score:2)
by PPH ( 736903 )
... if ever they extend this to the posting of articles.
Re: (Score:2)
by awwshit ( 6214476 )
It is social media after all.
Threads? (Score:2)
I assume this only effected "meta" employees? Who else would notice?
Re:Threads [has 350 million users] (Score:2)
Threads has 350 million users.
I think you're thinking of BlueSky or Mastodon, which are much smaller.
Re: (Score:2)
> Threads has 350 million users. I think you're thinking of BlueSky or Mastodon, which are much smaller.
Heh, sure enough. I hadn't paid attention to threads at all. My "meta is total shit" bias led me wrong. Weird. Either way, the correction is appreciated!
Re: (Score:2)
Wait -- so you're saying my statistics are better than your statistics? :)
The real question is how many users are left on WT Social...