Threads

Mark Zuckerberg just announced the initial version of Threads, an app built by the Instagram team for sharing with text. Whether you’re a creator or a casual poster, Threads offers a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations. We are working toward making Threads compatible with the open, interoperable social networks that we believe can shape the future of the internet.

Instagram is where billions of people around the world connect over photos and videos. Our vision with Threads is to take what Instagram does best and expand that to text, creating a positive and creative space to express your ideas. Just like on Instagram, with Threads you can follow and connect with friends and creators who share your interests – including the people you follow on Instagram and beyond. And you can use our existing suite of safety and user controls.

Join the Conversation from Instagram

It’s easy to get started with Threads: simply use your Instagram account to log in. Your Instagram username and verification will carry over, with the option to customize your profile specifically for Threads. Everyone who is under 16 (or under 18 in certain countries) will be defaulted into a private profile when they join Threads. You can choose to follow the same accounts you do on Instagram, and find more people who care about the same things you do. The core accessibility features available on Instagram today, such as screen reader support and AI-generated image descriptions, are also enabled on Threads.

Your feed on Threads includes threads posted by people you follow, and recommended content from new creators you haven’t discovered yet. Posts can be up to 500 characters long and include links, photos, and videos up to 5 minutes in length. You can easily share a Threads post to your Instagram story, or share your post as a link on any other platform you choose.

Tune Out the Noise

They built Threads with tools to enable positive, productive conversations. You can control who can mention you or reply to you within Threads. Like on Instagram, you can add hidden words to filter out replies to your threads that contain specific words. You can unfollow, block, restrict or report a profile on Threads by tapping the three-dot menu, and any accounts you’ve blocked on Instagram will automatically be blocked on Threads.

As with all our products, we’re taking safety seriously, and we’ll enforce Instagram’s Community Guidelines on content and interactions in the app. Since 2016 we’ve invested more than $16 billion in building up the teams and technologies needed to protect our users, and we remain focused on advancing our industry-leading integrity efforts and investments to protect our community.

Threads also includes a variety of other features, such as:

• Stories: You can share ephemeral stories with your friends on Threads. Stories disappear after 24 hours, so you can share more personal and candid content without worrying about it staying online forever.
• Direct messages: You can send private messages to your friends on Threads. These messages are encrypted end-to-end, so you can be sure that they are only seen by the people you intended them for.
• Threads Live: You can broadcast live videos to your friends on Threads. This is a great way to connect with your friends in real time and share your experiences with them.

Here are some of the benefits of using Threads:

• It is a more intimate and personal way to connect with your friends.
• It emphasizes ephemeral content that disappears after 24 hours.
• It is linked to your Instagram account, so you can easily share your posts to other social media platforms.
• It offers real-time communication features, such as Stories and direct messages.
• It is encrypted end-to-end, so you can be sure that your messages are only seen by the people you intended them for.

Here are some of the challenges of using Threads:

• It is a relatively new app, so it may not have all of the features that you are looking for.
• It is not as popular as other social media platforms, so you may not have as many friends on it.
• It is possible that your posts could be seen by people who you don't want to see them, if they are following you on Instagram.