- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
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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.
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This is mentioned clearly in Meta’s supplemental privacy policy, which many new Threads users failed to read in full.
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.
Yup, it’s totally a dark pattern in use.