Automatically creating a shadow account for everyone on Instagram?

Even allowing people to follow that account?

Sounds like they really wanted to push Threads out the door in a big way.

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    1 year ago

    Will “deleting” my Instagram account make a difference at all?

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      1 year ago

      I think it would then delete any account in both Instagram and Threads.

      But there’s no need to do that. If you already have Instagram and your happy with it, there’s nothing extra you need to worry about just because there’s a shadow account pre set up for you in Threads.

      It’s a shady way for them to push their new service, but it’s not like they suddenly have any more info on you than they already had.

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        1 year ago

        Eh, I already have a love/hate relationship with IG. If I cared more about internet privacy, I wouldn’t have a smart phone or any online accounts.

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        I only use instagram 1 day per year, it’s usually in July. Today was that day for using instantghram and I uploaded 4 vacation photos. My iPhone battery dropped like a rock afterwards and even plugged into a 2.1 amp tablet charger and it could barely make headway recharging my phone. I may cut loose my threads, now.

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      1 year ago

      your treads account is apart of your instragram account. You can’t delete one and not the other. Meta said they already working away to delete just one

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        1 year ago

        Interesting. Weren’t they working on a way to have a unified login for FB, IG, and Whatsapp at some point?

        I delete the IG app periodically anyways (it’s a time suck). Haven’t put it back since Threads went live so not even sure what things are looking like anymore. I’m too old for this lol