Threads is testing the choice to mechanically conceal your outdated posts. Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the characteristic is simply accessible to a “small quantity” of customers for now, however it should allow you to select to archive particular person posts manually or have them mechanically archived after a sure period of time.
You’ll be able to see an instance of how the characteristic may look in Mosseri’s publish on Threads. Customers with entry to the check ought to be capable to manually archive their content material by hitting the three dots within the top-right nook of a publish and choosing “Archive now.” This can give customers the choice to cover sure posts on their profiles, just like the archive choice on Instagram.
Mosseri says that customers could make their posts public once more at any time. He additionally provides that this characteristic received’t grow to be the default on Threads. “I ran a ballot… and the resounding suggestions was to not make this the default, so we’re gonna attempt it as an choice,” Mosseri says.
Customers on X, previously generally known as Twitter, have lengthy requested the power to archive posts on the platform, and lots of have turned to third-party providers to cover their content material as a substitute. Not less than Threads might ultimately have an archiving choice built-in.
