Odd Lots · Thursday, September 24, 2026
Rachel Carton describes Threads as the most "toxic" social media platform, arguing its algorithm heavily prioritizes angry replies, which fuels negativity and leads to quick "groupthink" pile-ons. She claims Twitter, in comparison, is a "wonderful fairyland."
“I said that Threads is the most toxic social media platform.”
“Well, the way that the algorithm works, it really prioritizes replies. And so you'll get sort of dropped off into somebody's really angry reply to something. And that's what fuels it, essentially. And it turns into a very quick sort of groupthink thing. pile on in a way that is surprising.”
“Twitter is like a wonderful fairyland compared to Threads.”