Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says

Post by cvhashim04 » Thu, Jul 06, 2023, 4:03 PM UTC

JohnFen wrote: post #161

ideamotor wrote: post #158

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They have enough highly paid engineers they should be able to write an entirely new authorization system in binary in ten minutes.

> have enough highly paid engineers Throw enough highly paid engineers at it and it will take 10 months.

Post by 0ct4via » Thu, Jul 06, 2023, 4:40 PM UTC

eightbol wrote: post #113

0ct4via wrote: post #88

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Post by Santosh83 » Thu, Jul 06, 2023, 4:49 PM UTC

thomond wrote: post #124

Emma_Goldman wrote: post #22

I still can't believe it's app-only, that there's no desktop version. I refuse to wall off parts of the internet into silos that I have to enter through downloadable portals.

But it does have a website: https://www.threads.net/@zuck Is the website read-only or something?

Post by squeaky-clean » Thu, Jul 06, 2023, 5:40 PM UTC

Gordonjcp wrote: post #47

Mordisquitos wrote: post #34

Much as I despise Meta, I have to say that the article doesn't really say the same thing as the headline and it appears to be pure clickbait to me. Compare: > Meta will nuke your Instagram account if you delete Threads profile with > Meta explains: “You may deactivate your Threads profile at any time, but your Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting your Instagram account.” The title seems to imply that a use…

> Is that shitty user-hostile behaviour from Meta? Absolutely yes — but not that shitty. I think you're reading too much into it. "Shitty user-hostile behaviour" would be "Muahahahaha, if anyone ever wants to get rid of their Threads account they must also *delete their Instagram account*, hahahaha, the world is MINE! MINE, I TELL YOU!" Is that scenario more or less likely than "fuck it, just use the Insta signup ser…

Post by mrguyorama » Thu, Jul 06, 2023, 7:03 PM UTC

unmole wrote: post #70

nmltprand wrote: post #61

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If they get a match with a high school picture for "John Smith" from a school in an affluent area, they can adjust advertisements. If your face appears in a riot, they can resell the information to the government.

> If they get a match with a high school picture for "John Smith" from a school in an affluent area, they can adjust advertisements. Right, it's not like they gather location data and insist on real world names or buy data from brokers or use cookies. Facial recognition is the missing piece of in the puzzle! > If your face appears in a riot, they can resell the information to the government. It's not like governments…