Threads is testing the choice to routinely conceal your outdated posts. Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the function is simply out there to a “small quantity” of customers for now, however it would allow you to select to archive particular person posts manually or have them routinely archived after a sure period of time.
You’ll be able to see an instance of how the function would possibly look in Mosseri’s publish on Threads. Customers with entry to the take a look at ought to have the ability to manually archive their content material by hitting the three dots within the top-right nook of a publish and choosing “Archive now.” This may give customers the choice to cover sure posts on their profiles, much like the archive option on Instagram.
Mosseri says that customers could make their posts public once more at any time. He additionally provides that this function gained’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 strive it as an possibility,” Mosseri says.
Customers on X, previously generally known as Twitter, have lengthy requested the flexibility to archive posts on the platform, and lots of have turned to third-party providers to cover their content material as a substitute. At the least Threads may ultimately have an archiving possibility built-in.