Wonder if this will turn out to be a case of illegal tying of one product to another?
Might be some anti-trust interest in this. :)
Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
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Re: Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
All other platforms allow users to block ads and other malware on its platform. iOS is the only one that is actively anti-hacker. That's the difference.
> iOS is the only one that is actively anti-hacker anti-hacker? I think on the hierarchical scale of hackers, people who download and deploy adblockers should be rated "script kiddy" :)
I'm using "hacker" to refer to its original, broader meaning as a term, not the meaning pop media uses. Similar to the way how this site "Hacker News" is for all kinds of "hackers" in general, not just infosec crackers.
Re: Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
#103So, if the accounts are linked closely to each other, and an Instagram account is a necessity for a Threads "account", are those really "signups" or more like... logins into another view of the same service? These numbers seem overblown.
Not really because weirdly you have to start your followers from zero. Which seems like a misstep because now my "Threads" account has 10% of the followers of my IG/Twitter.
Bizarre, I thought the whole point was to piggyback on the Instagram social graph.
Re: Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
#104This creates an interesting dynamic.
1. You've trapped people who don't want Threads on Threads, where they can complain about it.
2. And meanwhile people curious about Threads can't try it because they don't want to be stuck having it.
Let's see how it works out.
Re: Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
#105its clear Meta are trying quite hard to piggyback Threads off the more palatable brand of Instagram rather than Facebook. However ultimately it's all still the same company, the same data mining and ad/influencing platform. It's an interesting strategy, the app on the Apple App Store is published by "Instagram Inc" rather than Meta, prominently named as "Threads, an Instagram App". They could have launched it as a co…
Well this is an alternative to Twitter, a company which lied about needing phone numbers for 2FA and then used them for targeted ads. > does that show that they feel threatened, have weakening market position, and need a new direction? It shows they are trying to capitalize on Twitter’s dumpster fire, and for the first time there is a mainstream competitor. Sorry Mastodon. Every time Twitter bugs out, people will go…
> Every time Twitter bugs out, people will go to Threads
Wait, I thought it's supposed to be Bluesky? Three months ago they were totally probably maybe going to incinerate Twitter.
Re: Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
#106Meta nuked my wife's private instagram account for no reason. It had a bunch of photos, a bunch of friends, and a bunch of direct messages. How on earth did this even register, I have no idea. We appealed and they graciously let her back in.
Re: Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
#107Since FB this spring deleted my account since 16 years for no reason (that they would say) I have to my surprise experienced a kind of freedom, a calm serenity. After the initial feeling of being insulted and shut out from my circle of friends and family through no fault of mine I have gradually come to realize a few things: 1. there are other, better ways to stay in contact with with people I care about than through…
> We are nearing the point where we can, nay should, en masse desert these manipulative megaservices like Meta, Twitter, Youtube et al
You're right, but, ironically, that's why this new products exists. CIA and NSA needs twitter and when Elon pulled the plug, they just found another provider.
Re: Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
They want your selfies for facial recognition in order to track you better across the web and possibly resell that information to third parties. Also a great dataset for "AI" training, so your face can appear in modified form in laundered pictures.
> They want your selfies for facial recognition in order to track you better across the web How on earth does facial recognition help with tracking someone across the web?
Retail store outlet surveillance video used to advertise to past store visitors
Re: Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
They want your selfies for facial recognition in order to track you better across the web and possibly resell that information to third parties. Also a great dataset for "AI" training, so your face can appear in modified form in laundered pictures.
god save GDPR!
> god save GDPR!
When it will be enforced ...
Re: Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
#110I am facing an inverse of this situation. I have long deleted Instagram account, and when I try to give Threads a try, it told me to "Login via Instagram". Sure, I could create another account for Instagram and Threads, but given that I cannot reuse my username as per Meta's policy, I'm not willing to give it a try until I can come to terms that I won't be able to use my original username and move on