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Meta is continuous to (slowly) untangle some facets of Threads from Instagram. Threads customers at the moment are capable of delete their accounts on the app with out additionally deleting their Instagram, the app’s prime exec, Adam Mosseri, mentioned in an replace.
Customers can take away their profile from the Threads app through Settings -> Account -> Delete or deactivate profile.
The change has been a long-requested function amongst Threads customers, a lot of whom have been pissed off by the lack to purge their Threads profile with out additionally nuking their Instagram account. The replace comes shortly after Meta launched one other settings change that permits Threads customers to decide out of getting their posts promoted in Instagram and Fb’s predominant feeds.
Regardless of the modifications, Instagram and Threads are nonetheless very intently tied collectively. An Instagram account is required to affix Threads, and the app’s solely messaging function depends on Instagram’s inbox. Threads additionally attracts on customers’ Instagram presence for suggestions and different options.
Whereas Meta is unlikely to fully separate the 2 companies, there’s cause to hope that Threads could finally change into extra unbiased. Meta has mentioned it intends to make Threads appropriate with ActivityPub, the open-source protocol that powers Mastodon and different companies within the fediverse. The corporate hasn’t shared a lot about how this may work, however the integration ought to present social media customers with new methods to work together with Threads content material even when they like to avoid Instagram.
Now you can delete your Threads profile with out nuking your Instagram account
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