With the new Live Chats feature, Threads users can join public, real-time group conversations built around major live events. Here are the details. Threads announced Live Chats today, a feature that looks like a cross between classic group chats and trending topics. With Live Chats, users can jump into public group chats during live events, like an NBA game, and take part in real-time conversations with others following along. Once you join a chat, you can send messages — including photos, videos, and links — back and forth, and tap on reaction emojis to show how you feel. If the chat is full, you can still watch the conversation, react to messages, and vote in polls. For now, only a small group of creators and Community Champions can host Live Chats. But once they do, they become publicly discoverable and accessible, even after the session ends.…