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Threads is rolling out its own take on Bluesky’s "Starter Packs," which are curated lists of suggested accounts that help new users find people to follow.

Meta’s Threads is getting another feature seemingly inspired by Bluesky: curated groups of accounts that you can follow all at once. They basically sound like Meta’s take on Bluesky’s handy starter packs.

Threads is rolling out its take on the Starter Packs concept from Bluesky. Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri's post about the update explains that collections of recommended profiles will be suggested when users start following topics and as part of the For You feed.

For the third time this past month, Meta announced changes to Threads that appear to be inspired by its increasingly formidable rival Bluesky.