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Threads users may keep their posts off Instagram and Facebook

OUR BUREAU Also, Zuckerberg recently announced that In-
stagram is testing a new feature that will let users
San Francisco, CA
disable read receipts in DMs (Direct Messages),
any Threads users are now reporting that The Verge reported.
they can opt out of having their postings While Zuckerberg did not share any details on
Mshared on Instagram and Facebook. To when the feature will be available to everyone, Ins-
prevent Threads posts from appearing on Meta’s tagram head Adam Mosseri shared a screenshot of
other platforms, press the two lines in the top right the upcoming read receipts toggle on his broadcast
of the Threads app > Privacy > Suggesting channel.
posts on other apps - two switches allow users to A similar feature is already available on the
disable Instagram and Facebook suggestions. Meta Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp,
prefers to bring out Threads features gradually, re- which lets users disable read receipts for reading
ported The Verge. messages privately.
According to The Verge, Instagram and Face- Also, Zuckerberg and Mosseri did not men-
book each got a “For you on Threads” carousel in tion if that option will be coming to Messenger,
the last few months. Responding to user grumpi- but it’s a strong indication for Threads, which is which also forces users to use read receipts with no
ness, Threads said in October it was “listening to only a little more than four months old. way to disable them.
feedback” shortly before testing the opt-out switch There may be other, bigger changes coming to Meanwhile, Instagram is planning to come up
that’s rolling out now. the app soon. Alessandro Paluzzi, a software engi- with a Threads application programming interface
The feature was clearly designed to drive en- neer who’s found a lot of features on Threads be- (API).
gagement on Threads, which appeared to be foun- fore they’re out (including the new cross-platform This will help developers to create differ-
dering following an excellent initial launch. How- post-suggesting switches), posted a screenshot that ent apps and experiences around Threads, Tech-
ever, things are looking up now. Threads now has suggests Meta could be preparing to open the plat- Crunch reported.
around 100 million monthly users, according to form up to EU users. “We’re working on it. My concern is that it’ll
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on an earnings call Meta has held off on launching Threads in Eu- mean a lot more publisher content and not much
last month. rope because of how the region’s Digital Markets more creator content, but it still seems like some-
That’s still short of the “over half a billion Act governs the handling of cross-platform data, thing we need to get done,” Mosseri said in an In-
monthly users” that Elon Musk just claimed X has, reported The Verge. stagram post

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