Meta's Threads app has a major flaw: you can't delete your Threads account without deleting your Instagram account.

Meta’s Threads app has a major flaw: you can’t delete your Threads account without deleting your Instagram account.

  • kirklennon
    13•2 years ago

    I feel like this sounds worse than it is because you also don’t create a Threads account, per se, in the first place. You use your Instagram account. If you want to use Threads, you activate your Threads profile; if you want to stop using Threads, you deactivate your Threads profile. Your Instagram account is still your Instagram account and exists independent of Threads. If you want a totally separate account for Threads, you need to create a second Instagram account for it.

    • cutitdown
      2•2 years ago

      Yep, this is just pure sensationalism, problems with Meta/Threads aside.

  • PabloDiscobar
    10•2 years ago

    Once in you cannot get out, or you lose your whole family and friends, like some religions.

  • ottercurling
    6•2 years ago

    So basically the Niantic approach of tying platforms together with one account but not telling anybody.

  • sanimalp
    1•2 years ago

    Gonna be pretty hard to delete once they federate…

  • Madison_rogue
    1•2 years ago

    This is messed up. You’d think it would be as easy as turning on or off. It should be that way! This guarantees that regardless of functionality and/or popularity, if users tire of the platform, Zucks still maintains their account unless you decide to ditch both.

    • MeowdyPardner
      4•2 years ago

      Don’t forget you can request your instagram zip archive and import all the posts (backdated too) into a pixelfed account :D

      • albinanigans
        1•2 years ago

        Thanks! I probably won’t go as far as importing… oh who am I kidding, I’ll do that too!

  • Catch42
    1•2 years ago

    Cool, so it’s literally the opposite of Mastodon

  • blivet
    2•2 years ago

    Jeez, I remember when Instagram was a fun photo editing app that you could use without even creating an account.

  • FreeBooteR69
    2•2 years ago

    I don’t have either, so i’m good! Being in this Fediverse sure makes things easier. /dimplesmile