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

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Post by akomtu »

rvbissell wrote: post #290
LightBug1 wrote: post #273

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You hear that sound? It's the sound of Zuckerberg whipping the carpet out from under Twitter and all the new upstart platforms. And I'm no Zuckerberg fan. The contrary. The ony plus point is seeing Elon get made. I heard he's now threatening to sue Twitter. Hey Elon, you cannot sue your way to an excellent social media platform, no matter how good your lawyers are ...

Sue himself?

He can afford to sue himself, and even hire two very expensive law firms to represent both sides. He can even drag this case for decades, appealing court decisions and requesting expensive discovery, maybe even take it to supreme court.

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

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Post by jimmySixDOF »

smcf wrote: post #256

I don't have an Instagram account so I tried to create one to try Threads. I used my real name and phone number but it was instantly banned as soon as it was created. I submitted an appeal, which required a selfie taken while holding a piece of paper with my username on it, which I provided. The next day I got an automated email that the selfie wasn't "acceptable" (no further elaboration) and that I was permanently b…

It's outrageous they refuse to allow user defined and owned identities. This is where government oversight is needed to give sovereign identity to the account owner not Meta or any other databroker dressed up as a platform provider.

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

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Post by barbazoo »

Hizonner wrote: post #296
londons_explore wrote: post #280

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They generally believe that nearly everyone living in a western nation will already be in their user database. Ie. your friends will have already uploaded your phone number to them, or you'll already have an account on one of their other products (Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram). If you are an adult and they don't have any record of you, then you're probably a fraudster, bot, scammer, or someone else they don't want,…

"Friends" is a funny word for people who give your contact information to Facebook.

Is that a realistically reasonable thing to judge someone by?

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

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Post by TechBro8615 »

ketralnis wrote: post #285
TechBro8615 wrote: post #244

Oh no, I can't delete my account with one day of posting history. So what? And you can only use your Instagram username anyway, so it's not like you can say you accidentally picked an embarrassing name and want to delete it.

> So what Well for starters https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/your-right-to-get-your-dat... https://epic.org/california-consumer-privacy-act-ccpa/ https://gdpr.eu/right-to-be-forgotten/ https://www.mondaq.com/canada/privacy-protection/1074916/the...

Threads is part of Instagram, and I can delete my Instagram account, right? Seems compliant to me.

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

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Post by jimmySixDOF »

londons_explore wrote: post #280
smcf wrote: post #256

I don't have an Instagram account so I tried to create one to try Threads. I used my real name and phone number but it was instantly banned as soon as it was created. I submitted an appeal, which required a selfie taken while holding a piece of paper with my username on it, which I provided. The next day I got an automated email that the selfie wasn't "acceptable" (no further elaboration) and that I was permanently b…

They generally believe that nearly everyone living in a western nation will already be in their user database. Ie. your friends will have already uploaded your phone number to them, or you'll already have an account on one of their other products (Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram). If you are an adult and they don't have any record of you, then you're probably a fraudster, bot, scammer, or someone else they don't want,…

How 1984 is that ?

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

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Post by Dirak »

paxys wrote: post #204

From what I have seen so far Threads seems to have been an incredibly rushed and premature launch, done directly to counter Twitter's missteps from the last few weeks. And the decision is proving to be the absolute correct one. What I don't understand is why Bluesky didn't seize the opportunity first. People were literally banging on their doors begging to be let in and they continued to go "sorry we are exclusive, i…

1) This is the largest launch of a social media platform this decade. Higher growth than ChatGPT, and already over 50MM signups https://www.quiverquant.com/threadstracker/

2) Zero downtime on a day 1 launch at the scale is a very impressive technical feat. If it had been rushed or released prematurely, this level of app stability would not have been the case. If I had to guess, this would be the reason why Bluesky hasn't been able to release to the general public

In terms of the app being a foundation that will be built on and cannibalize Twitter, I'm very bullish on the future for Threads!

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

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Post by debesyla »

jimmySixDOF wrote: post #305
londons_explore wrote: post #280

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They generally believe that nearly everyone living in a western nation will already be in their user database. Ie. your friends will have already uploaded your phone number to them, or you'll already have an account on one of their other products (Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram). If you are an adult and they don't have any record of you, then you're probably a fraudster, bot, scammer, or someone else they don't want,…

How 1984 is that ?

Not at all. (Unless you count all distopian scenarios as "1984".)

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

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Post by sjeiekejdjd »

barbazoo wrote: post #303
Hizonner wrote: post #296

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Friends" is a funny word for people who give your contact information to Facebook.

Is that a realistically reasonable thing to judge someone by?

one of my friends? yes.

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

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Post by miduil »

smcf wrote: post #256

I don't have an Instagram account so I tried to create one to try Threads. I used my real name and phone number but it was instantly banned as soon as it was created. I submitted an appeal, which required a selfie taken while holding a piece of paper with my username on it, which I provided. The next day I got an automated email that the selfie wasn't "acceptable" (no further elaboration) and that I was permanently b…

same by me :(, the mail in plaintext was like the most ridiculous part. just sad because lost some twitter mutuals who are only also on Instagram
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