US Lawmakers Are Wary of Threads But About Half Have Signed Up

Hundreds of lawmakers have been quick to sign up for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s new app Threads, the world’s fastest-growing social media network and potential threat to Twitter.

The latest online platform comes as Democrats and Republicans have long scrutinized Big Tech’s market power and social media companies’ data privacy and content practices. Recently, they’ve criticized tech leaders over censorship claims, misinformation, illegal activity conducted on their sites, and algorithms promoting so-called toxic content—such as eating disorders, harassment and substance abuse—to children.

Members of Congress for now appear to be largely putting those concerns aside rather than risk missing out ...