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Meta’s new Threads app is closely linked to Instagram, so much so that you can’t delete your Threads profile without deleting your Instagram account.
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This is mentioned clearly in Meta’s supplemental privacy policy, which many new Threads users failed to read in full.
Definitely not. It’s what’s known as a “dark pattern” in the industry.
Which is why it’s still not available in Europe. They’re waiting until it has critical mass and don’t need the dark patterns anymore before rolling it out there.