It's come as a shock to many that they can't delete their Threads profile without also deleting their Instagram account.

  • Meta’s new Threads app is closely linked to Instagram, so much so that you can’t delete your Threads profile without deleting your Instagram account.

  • This is mentioned clearly in Meta’s supplemental privacy policy, which many new Threads users failed to read in full.

  • @[email protected]English
    74•2 years ago

    I don’t think so. A lot of people value their IG accounts, so it’s more of a trap. If deleting their Threads account means losing their IG account, they won’t do it.

    • @[email protected]English
      17•2 years ago

      It’s virtually impossible for this to be an accidental bug. It’s just not how it works. Building the new feature so that it can’t be switched back off but can be switched off is realistically impossible. It might be complicated to make a rollback script, but the lack of said code is a choice by management.

    • @zeppoEnglish
      2•2 years ago

      Apparently you can deactivate your Threads profile, though. You just can’t delete it separately since it is the same account as your IG account.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•2 years ago

        Yep. True. I guess it’s just to give the users some semblance of control with their data.

    • MarxineEnglish
      2•2 years ago

      Yup, it’s totally a dark pattern in use.