Nov 13, 2023 11:16:00

Threads now has a new option to hide your posts from Instagram and Facebook

Threads '' was developed by Meta, the developer of Facebook and Instagram, as an alternative app to X (formerly Twitter) , which has fallen into a chaotic situation due to its acquisition by Elon Musk . A new option for Threads is the option to prevent Threads posts from being displayed on other Meta platforms.

Meta Threads users can now stop their posts from showing on Instagram - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/12/23957591/threads-facebook-instagram-suggested-posts-opt-out

Some users were dissatisfied with the fact that Threads posts were automatically posted to the same Meta platform such as Facebook and Instagram. In order to address this dissatisfaction, it has been revealed that Meta has secretly added an option to prevent Threads posts from being displayed on other Meta platforms.

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How to enable 'Option to prevent Threads posts from being displayed on other Meta platforms' is as follows.

First, tap the two lines at the top right of the Threads app profile screen.

Tap 'Privacy settings'.

Tap 'Recommend posts in other apps'.

If your profile is set to public, posts from your Threads account will be displayed as recommendations on Instagram and Facebook, so tap the toggle button in the red frame to share your Threads posts on other platforms. lose.

In the 5th week of October 2023, Meta posted a message from a user asking, 'How can I prevent my Threads posts from appearing on Facebook? In response to a post that read, ``I want to prevent my Threads posts from appearing randomly on Meta's other platforms, I want to prevent them from appearing randomly on Meta.'' He indicated that he was considering options.

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The foreign media outlet The Verge points out, ``The reason Threads' posts were also posted on Facebook and Instagram was to increase engagement on the platform, which seems to be losing popularity after an impressive start .''

However, the current situation of Threads may have improved considerably, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reporting in an October 2023 financial results conference that the number of monthly active users of Threads has reached 100 million. doing. According to Musk, the number of monthly active users of X is over 500 million, so the fact that Threads has already acquired nearly 100 million users in just over four months since its launch 'should be a good sign.' The Verge.

Mark Zuckerberg reveals that the number of monthly users of Threads has reached ``just under 100 million'', and sales increased by 23% in the third quarter of 2023 - GIGAZINE

Please note that Meta does not offer the Threads app in the EU due to privacy concerns , but according to software engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, Meta is planning to offer Threads in the EU as well.

#Instagram is preparing the launch of #Threads in #Europe ???? pic.twitter.com/yiMFJ0hSZp
— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) November 8, 2023