meta officially launched Threads, the Twitter clone that will seek to become an alternative for those who are fed up with Elon’s occurrences. The app has copied much of its competitor’s features, and its integration with Instagram ensures that users start with a fan base. Although this sounds good on paper, the reality is that the feed is chaotic and full of people you don’t follow.
Unlike Twitter or Bluesky, Meta has decided to launch their app without a chronological feed or with the possibility of reading only to your friends. The algorithm takes values such as location, accounts you just followed, or recent interactions to show you content. Threads adopts the worst features of Facebook and Instagram, although there is a way to customize the content in the application.
While Adam Mosseri and Mark Zuckerberg implement the exclusive feed for followed, users can use some tools to improve the user experience. Threads has filters to silence or block accounts, Similar to what we see on Twitter. We can also mold the algorithm and refine it to show you what you want to see, like it happens on Instagram.
How to block or mute accounts in Threads
block an account in Threads is simple and you can do it in three steps. If you see a post you’re not interested in in your feed, you can mute or block the person. In the case of something more sensitive, such as harassment or abusive behavior, you will have the option to report it.
To achieve it, it is enough press the three dots that appear in the upper left corner of the publication and choose any of the three options. Muting users ensures that you won’t see the account in the feed again, while blocking them means they won’t be able to message you or find your profile in search.
For the action to take effect, refresh the feed or close the app. Threads does not automatically hide accounts when you block or mute them, like Twitter.
How to hide offensive words or phrases
Threads has an option to block words, phrases or emojis that can be considered offensive. This feature is similar to Instagram and Twitter and can be turned on to hide posts or replies that might include them. In addition to this, the app also offers an option with personalized words and phrases to filter the content of your feed.
To activate it, just access the menu Setting by touching the double striped icon in the upper right corner, select Privacy and then choose Filtered Words. In the custom phrases option there is a button to manage them, where you can add as many phrases or emojis as you want, separating them by commas.
Once you activate them, We suggest that you visit the Privacy menu to review other account options. Here you can make your profile private, limit mentions, and manage muted or blocked accounts.
How to “trick” the Threads algorithm into showing what you want to see
If you don’t want to see content from influencersfamous or detestable people, there is an orthodox measure to achieve it: change your behavior. At first sight, Threads algorithm works similar to Facebook or Instagram. If you follow an account, the feed will show their posts or replies they’ve had in other threads. The app will also suggest other accounts that your friend interacts with.
this last you can’t help it and it repeats every time you follow someone. It is a typical measure we see on other platforms and the only solution is to ignore it or mute third-party accounts if you view them frequently. Facebook is the clearest example that Meta wants to saturate your feed with suggested content to keep you captivated for longer.
The recommendation is do not interact with what does not interest you. Commenting on a post is enough for the algorithm to record it. The same goes for the “repost” function (retweet), even if you do it to make fun of that social media guru which went on to offer tips on how to use Threads.
If you’re not interested, block it, and if you want to expose it, a screenshot is enough.
The first few days will be the best.
Threads is in its early days, and its creators promised changes. The app’s algorithm will adjust over time, so these recommendations are not final. Although Adam Mosseri and Mark Zuckerberg are very active listening to the community, we can bet that Threads will follow the same line as other Meta applicationswith wholesale ads and features that don’t make sense to most.
Just like it happened on Twitter, Instagram and any other platform, the first few days will be the best for Threads. Meta promised that it will not show advertising until it has a base of 1,000 million subscribers. To achieve this, they will first have to win over Twitter users and lure them into the nest with important features that they are likely to throw away.