Threadsthe social messaging network with which Goal intends to compete with Twitterstarted this Wednesday, July 5, after the technology company led by Mark Zuckerberg brought forward its launch, initially scheduled for this morning.
With more than 35 million downloads, users have begun to explore the new social network with reviews both good and bad. It should be noted that to join Meta’s new commitment, we must link our Instagram account.
From this condition there is a question: Since both social networks are linked, if I delete my profile in Threads, is my Instagram account automatically deleted? Be careful, because indeed, the answer is yes.
The reason is simple, when you register your profile on Threads, the company itself stipulates its conditions in its privacy policy. Although it clarifies that if you delete your profile in Threads you would also be deleting Instagram, there is an alternative to not lose your accounts:
Although you can deactivate your Threads profile at any timeyou can only delete it if you also delete your Instagram account.
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To deactivate your Threads account, simply access the ‘Account’ section and then go to ‘deactivate profile’. Your account, threads, replies and likes will remain hidden until you reactivate the profile when you decide to log in again.
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Since the launch of Threads was announced this week, the co-founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, and Musk himself, separately, alerted to alleged privacy problems in the new Instagram social network, which they said will collect all kinds of sensitive user data, including identity, state of health and physical shape, finances or contacts.
The application, which is linked to Instagram while maintaining the username of the social network for the photos and videos, has an interface very similar to that of Twitter, but simpler: the messages are grouped into two tabs, the “threads” tab. (such as Tweets) and “replies,” and messages can receive hearts, comments, and forwards, as well as be shared.
According to Meta, entertainment companies and the press such as Billboard, HBO, the public radio in the United States (NPR) or Netflix already had an account on Threads minutes after the launch of the new social network, which is available in a hundred countries.
Among the celebrities who have joined the new social network, according to Meta, are Shakira, the cook Gordon Ramsay and the Formula 1 driver Lando Norris.
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