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Threads tests the “currently trending” view in Japan
After rolling out the trending topics feature in the US earlier this 12 months, Threads is testing the feature in Japan.
“Many people outside the United States have requested the Now Popular feature, and we’re working to make it available in more countries. This week we’ll start testing the feature in Japan with a small number of individuals,” said Adam Mosseri, director of Meta, who runs Instagram and Threads.
Meta says the Trending feature now highlights conversations going down in real time, but hasn’t specified whether it should filter out political topics in this section.
While the social network says it doesn’t actively recommend political content, the feature often touches on political topics attributable to the nature of conversations on the platform.