Threads is readying a feature inspired by Bluesky’s Starter Packs, according to reporting by TechCrunch and others. Chris Messina, who invented the hashtag, posted a screenshot of the tool to the social media app.

Hoping to quell some of the momentum behind social network Bluesky, a competitor to X and Meta's Threads, Meta is developing a feature that takes

Threads is now prioritizing accounts you follow over accounts you don't in the default For you feed. It's a good change, but the timing seems suspicious, considering Bluesky's current popularity.

Meta appears to be testing a Threads equivalent of Bluesky’s “Starter Packs,” which provide themed sets of accounts to follow. The development was