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After involuntarily cross-posting Threads posts on Instagram and Facebook Feed, the app finally allows users to keep their posts off those platforms.
Meta just started to roll out the new feature to users. So it will take time before all users are able to opt out of the cross-posting program. In order to know if the feature is enabled for you, open the Threads app, go to the privacy setting, and tap Suggesting posts on other apps. Now, you have two options to pull out your Threads posts from Instagram or Facebook.
You can now opt out of having your Threads posts shown on Instagram and Facebook
The move came after many users complained they didn’t want their Threads posts to appear on other Meta-owned platforms for privacy reasons. Meta added the “For you on Threads” carousel to Facebook and Instagram to promote Threads and increase posts’ visibility. Back then, users had no option to opt out of the program. But Meta said they are “listening to feedback” as they continue to work on Threads.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on the company’s recent earnings call that Threads has nearly 100 million monthly active users. However, the platform still has a long way to go to catch up with X (formerly Twitter). Zuckerberg also added that Threads has a good chance of becoming a “billion-person public conversations app.”
Despite plummeting growth, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri has recently said Threads should be a “de facto platform” for online public conversations. Of course, Mosseri admitted X is currently the largest public conversation platform.
In recent months, Meta has been adding more features to Threads to make it more like a real social platform. The most notable change that might come soon to the app is launching in the EU market. Threads app is now available in almost every place on this planet, except the EU due to Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules. Meta first needs to settle disputes with the continent’s regulators over handling data.