Coverage dated November 13, 2023

Threads Will Finally Let Users Delete Their Accounts Without Losing Instagram Too

Headline from New York Times

Meta’s rival to Twitter will now offer users — who signed up in droves at its launch — the option to delete.

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Engadget
You can now delete your Threads profile without nuking your Instagram account (opens Engadget)
Published Nov 13, 2023
Engadget's feed description
Threads users are now able to delete their accounts on the app without also deleting their Instagram, Adam Mosseri said in an update.
ZDNet
You can now delete your Threads profile separately from your Instagram account (opens ZDNet)
Published Nov 13, 2023
ZDNet's feed description
Meta will now let you remove your Threads account without impacting your presence on Instagram. Here's how you do it.
New York Times
Threads Will Finally Let Users Delete Their Accounts Without Losing Instagram Too (opens New York Times)
Published Nov 13, 2023
New York Times's feed description
Meta’s rival to Twitter will now offer users — who signed up in droves at its launch — the option to delete.
Gizmodo
You Can Finally Delete Threads Without Losing Your Instagram (opens Gizmodo)
Published Nov 13, 2023
Gizmodo's feed description
The X/Twitter clone is rolling out a couple of features that users have been asking for since the beginning.
Insider
You can finally delete your Threads account without also deleting your Instagram. Here's how to do it. (opens Insider)
Published Nov 13, 2023
Insider's feed description
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri announced a highly-anticipated update on Threads on Monday, allowing users to delete their account without also losing their Instagram accounts.