# Meta trials private Threads posts for groups of up to 50 followers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/meta-is-testing-threads-friends-for-sharing-posts-with-smaller-groups/
- Published: 2026-10-29T22:05:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T22:24:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2301804/meta-is-testing-threads-friends-for-sharing-posts-with-smaller-groups/
- Topics: Gadgets

## Key points

- Threads is testing private sharing with groups of up to 50.
- The trial is running in Ireland, Italy and Japan.
- Meta has not announced plans to expand access.

## Summary

Meta is testing Threads Friends, a feature that lets users share posts privately with a smaller group of followers. The trial is under way in Ireland, Italy and Japan, offering an alternative to posting for everyone on the platform.

Users can share with up to 50 friends, whom the app may suggest based on frequent interactions; the list can be edited. A green bubble leads to friends’ posts shared in the previous 24 hours, and an Easter egg changes the feature’s name to “Thriends”. Meta has not said whether or when the test will expand; the feature resembles Twitter’s Circles, which allowed groups of up to 150 before being discontinued.

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