Launched on July 6 by Meta, Threads received 10 million sign-ups in its first seven hours, according to a post from Mark Zuckerberg.
But upon signing up, some users found they wanted to abandon their accounts, only to find that they cannot delete Threads without also deleting their account on Instagram, according to the Threads Supplemental Privacy Policy which states that "Your Threads profile is part of your Instagram account, and may be deleted at any time by deleting your Instagram account."
The app's Help Centre says that users can delete individual posts or temporarily deactivate their account, meaning their posts will not be visible to other users until they choose to reactivate the account. In order to permanently delete their account's profile and data, however, they will need to delete their Instagram account.
As per a report, one user described Threads as a 'saw trap' as they said "We can't delete our threads account without deleting our IG?? they knew ppl would instantly hate it so they made it a saw trap."
But upon signing up, some users found they wanted to abandon their accounts, only to find that they cannot delete Threads without also deleting their account on Instagram, according to the Threads Supplemental Privacy Policy which states that "Your Threads profile is part of your Instagram account, and may be deleted at any time by deleting your Instagram account."
The app's Help Centre says that users can delete individual posts or temporarily deactivate their account, meaning their posts will not be visible to other users until they choose to reactivate the account. In order to permanently delete their account's profile and data, however, they will need to delete their Instagram account.
As per a report, one user described Threads as a 'saw trap' as they said "We can't delete our threads account without deleting our IG?? they knew ppl would instantly hate it so they made it a saw trap."