Be careful with this because more than one person is getting quite an unpleasant surprise when they delete their thread count. And it is that by doing so, automatically, they are also losing their Instagram account. What you read.
Threads and Instagram, more hand in hand than you think
It is the feeling of the moment. Threads has emerged in recent hours as the great salvation for all those who are leaving scared of Twitter and that is not even officially active in Europe yet. This, however, has not prevented millions of people from registering on the platform, some of whom, yes, seem to have regretted the decision, getting an unpleasant surprise: by doing so, they have also lost their account. from Instagram.
This is reported by some users on Twitter -what things-, who have already gone through the bad drink:
I deactivated my threads account already but it turns out you can’t delete your threads account *without also deleting your Instagram account* so maybe just don’t sign up!
— emily hughes ✨ (@emilyhughes) July 6, 2023
As well indicated in TechCrunch, It is not necessary for anyone to really notify it since it is quite “clear” in Meta’s privacy policies -yes, those that nobody reads-, where the following can be found in this regard: “You can deactivate your Threads profile at any time , but your Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting your Instagram account.”
Goal Therefore, it can be defended by arguing that it clearly indicates it in its terms and conditions, although it is still a rather dirty move, since anyone who unsubscribes from Threads will now think twice or probably change their minds at the possibility of lose your account On Instagram.
The great alternative to Twitter, or not?
Just a few hours ago we told you that Threads was becoming that great option for those who were fed up with Twitter, although we don’t know if this latest discovery on Instagram could prevent plans from finally turning out as the people at Meta expected.
Be that as it may, what we know is that in its first 7 hours, the platform had achieved 10 million records (which is said soon), data that Mark Zuckerberg himself has confirmed, and that suggests that this could finally be the alternative that everyone was waiting for.
We will have to see how we say if this handicap with Instagram lowers the enthusiasm or even if Meta backs down and unlinks the accounts, at least so that the elimination of one does not imply saying goodbye to the other. We will see.
