Threads Launches Group Chat for 50 Users Globally

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Meta's Instagram Threads takes a significant leap with group messaging, bringing conversations between up to 50 people directly into the app. Not just another feature update. It signals that Threads is moving past its Twitter-alternative phase into something broader and more useful. The rollout launched globally on October 15, 2025. The strategic twist, EU users are getting both individual and group messaging at the same time, which shifts their experience from basic public posts to full social communication in one go.

Bottom line: Threads grows up

Meta's group messaging launch signals a maturation of Threads into a full social communication platform, not a Twitter clone. It also shows how regulation can nudge products toward healthier completeness rather than slow them down.

Skipping encryption will worry privacy advocates, sure. My read, Meta believes most people prefer seamless movement between public posts and private groups, even if that means less security. The pitch is simple, fewer speed bumps, more conversation.

For users, the result feels new, one place that bridges public discourse, threaded replies, and private group coordination. That hybrid fills a gap traditional Twitter never covered and privacy-first apps like Signal do not aim to cover.

The remaining question is not feature parity. Today makes clear Threads is building toward a complete messaging layer. The real test, can it spark the kind of engagement that pulls people to Threads for both their public thoughts and their private planning, especially now that compliance pressure has turned into a quiet advantage?

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