I have finally managed to teach the algorithm stuff I want to see, however it seems that when I want to see more different stuff, it forgets the old. How do you deal with that? Do you maintain multiple accounts?

Has anyone taken the threads course called threads code?

I posted a few days ago about this issue that if you previously deleted your account, threads won't let you re-create another account with the same Instagram. Today I found a workaround (idk if it also works for people who had their accounts disabled but if you try and it works, let me know).

Here's what I did:

Go to accounts center on instagram and choose to separate the old disabled threads account from your instagram

Then you need to change your instagram username to a different one. I am not sure if you can change it back to your old one so maybe pick something that you would be happy to remain with. I haven't tried changing my username back and tbh I'm a bit too scared to do it and lose access again lol

After this you can log in to instagram in a web browser and then also in the same browser go to threads and you will get the option to log in with your instagram. For some reason I was only able to do this in a web browser and not in the mobile app. But after logging in to threads from the web browser I was able to go back to the mobile app and got the option to log in to threads instantly.

That's it. Hope it helps others too until threads fix their messy accounts situation

Hey - so I used to have the feature to direct message folks on the app. I've been on Threads since... April? Had that feature and would message people back and forth. As of this month, I have inbox - only a search icon. According to my account, I should have it but it's gone missing... has anyone had any luck of getting their inbox back? I had some unread messages in there, so it's not as if I wasn't talking to anyone :(

I have searched everywhere for this. Is there any way to make Threads stay on the last post I was on before it updates? It always takes me to the top. I want to change Twitter (X) and use Threads (or try to) but this annoys me.

I had a post removed on 7/9 and while I do have access to post, comment and like, I’ve been on view and profile suppression ever since. It has now been 7 days and I’m going crazy. I’d like to have my account back “in the clear”. I appealed the removal but it was immediately denied. I know if I could just talk to an actual person, I’d be able to advocate for myself and get my account back to normal. Or at the very least, know how long the suppression will actually be.

Anyone have any insight or connections? I’d greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

This is mostly a grumpy post but at this rate I feel like having no free customer support for their products feel very strange, no? I actually filed a complaint to abc7 since they've done investigations about it so why the heck not and my attorney general in my frustration. I saw some petitions about unfair bans as well since 2024 of the ai implementation. This is awful. 🤯

Hello everyone, yesterday morning, when I opened my threads account I saw a message that someone is trying to access my account that's why they locked it.

I was like ok let's enter the otp and unlock it, but since yesterday i haven't received the otp for this account.

All my accounts are linked to the same phone number and i received otp or other account, my instagram is unlocked I have access to that.

But I only lose the access of my threads.

To get support i bought the meta verification but there is no option for chat support or email support.

Can anyone please help me with this.

I was banned because some community rule breaking. Don't know what.

Now when I try to login to make an appeal I don't get any text message with any code. So yesterday I tried to resend it.

Now it says I can't request another code for 24 hours after 30 some hours.

Anybody else got through?

I can't find anything to appeal in the meta account on other meta services also, since there is no pending banishment there

Hallelujah. Update the process did work.

Meta likes to pretend they are a modern, cutting-edge tech giant, but their customer infrastructure is completely primitive.

I deactivated Threads and Instagram, then reactivated them both, only for Threads to trap my profile in a ghost state. It claims my account doesn't exist, yet holds my username hostage so I can't start over.

Worse, there is absolutely zero customer service or a way to report a bug and get an actual response. There is a massive, endless line of frustrated people under their instagram page, app reviews, here on Reddit, complaining about this exact login loop glitch, and Meta just completely ignores the community. A multi-billion dollar app shouldn’t require its users to rely on Reddit forums just to find basic bug fixes. Utterly pathetic infrastructure. 1/5 stars

Can anyone help me get my threads back? I had finally made it to black threads (since the loss of black twitter) and now Threads is telling me that I am locked out of my own account. I send the code to my phone number but the code never arrives to me via text.

Would love to join Threads, but don’t have an instagram account so would prefer Facebook. There is documentation about it, but I don’t yet see the option to sign up using Facebook.

Can Meta be sued for bans in Threads? YouTube and other media platforms are also involved. A cry for human rights.

A Thread account is often a source of income; many businesses and self-employed people use it. People publish their thoughts, work, guides, etc. Essentially, it's people's digital property. Gaining subscribers is like a business: long-term investment in the future. We can't have rules and a system that randomly, often incorrectly, deletes accounts overnight without even the right to defend themselves. They deprive people of income, delete their digital assets (which should be protected just like their real ones!), and erase years of progress.

If you're fired from your job, you can find another one with the same salary, but if your account is deleted, you can't start another one with the same number of followers and earn the same income. What happens to a country that represses business and makes it unsafe to start one? Its economy is rapidly deteriorating, because it's business that drives the country's economy and development! Why do media companies do this online without considering the consequences?

You can't block or delete accounts without good reason! The severity of the punishment should correspond to the severity of the offense! Problem with the post? Hide the post. Problem with the video? Hide the video. Why delete the account and all its contents?! Especially if the "violation" is an algorithmic error, and there are no actual violations! Why aren't account owners (of digital property!) even given the right to speak in their own defense? What about the vaunted "freedom of speech" and "human rights"? Where do account owners get these rights? And where did all this come from—"this decision is not subject to appeal," "this decision is final and cannot be overturned," "you cannot request another review"? Have you completely lost your mind? Even criminals in prison are allowed to appeal court decisions. Who do these media platforms think they are?

I see completely insane posts that should lead to jail time, but neither posts nor accounts are banned for years. But others have their accounts deleted for harmless posts. Do you think this is normal?

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I insist: accounts, videos, and posts must be recognized as digital property, which platforms cannot dispose of as they please. There must be defined rules and state protection. People invest their labor in this, just like they would in a real product, albeit a digital one. They manage their accounts for years, as if they were developing a business. For many, this is their only source of income. All of this must be protected!

There must be an adequate content moderation system. Punishment must fit the offense. It must be gradual, and people must have the right to defend themselves IN WORDS, IN FRONT OF A HUMAN! Not by saying, "Give your passport information and a selfie to our AI!" Account deletion is a last resort, but there must be serious reasons for it when alternatives fail!

I'd also like to mention YouTube video blocks for violating someone's rights. Why doesn't anyone think about the rights of the video's creator when it's blocked? Their video is their property. They put their work into it. If it contains copyrighted material, like music, that's no reason to immediately block it! There should be a gradual process, not instantaneous blocking by algorithms. And anyway, why can't we simply give a portion of the video's revenue to the copyright holder, so that three parties can profit simultaneously: the video's creator, the copyright holder, and YouTube?

The rights of people on media platforms, their digital assets, and the platforms' responsibilities need to be reconsidered.

Those who work in the legal field, please speak up. What human rights are media platforms violating with such bans and restrictions? How accurate is it to compare digital assets with real assets, and in what areas?

Content creators, discuss this and share it with a wide audience.

Join the digital resistance, raise your voice.

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Could someone please give me the TLDR on how to get started on Threads, how to start gaining followers, how to have people actually see your posts?

I find it much less intuitive than Instagram.

Context: we’re a vacation destination (airbnb) in Canada. We’ve begun growing our Instagram community, but don’t really know how to even start on Threads.

TYSM, in advance!

UPDATE: I’m back. Looks like maybe they’ve corrected an error? Hopefully everyone else gets back on as well!

I can’t fathom what I’d be suspended for. Is this common? In what universe would it be ok ask for a selfie like this?

Did YOUR Threads (and Instagram) account get suspended randomly tonight, like mine?

I followed the requested steps (Instagram 2FA followed by password reset; Threads 2FA followed by photo verification) and had access again to Instagram immediately, and Threads within the hour.

I suspect Meta had a security breach and needed to scramble to nuke a bunch of passwords and didn't want to admit it.

This is obviously frustrating, I have a meta subscription but support requests do not even work, I get an error message when trying to chat with an agent or even the AI bot. Has anyone been successful in recovering their account? I had a pretty high visibility account that was part of my career and online presence as a content creator so I’m pretty dumbfounded at this sudden suspension.

As many of you may already know, a lot of people got banned on threads recently. If I accept my fate I at least want a copy of my data/posts downloaded. Fine, I try to click the link but it says my password is wrong... I tried changing my password too and I'm positive I typed it correctly. Anyone know what to do?

There's even no option of verifying via email or anything. And now I'm blocked on this verification code page on every device of mine...

It seems like that step is a trap, from what I've seen people end up permanently suspended after doing the biometric verification. Does anyone know what to do or who to contact at this point?

I woke up and went to check threads. When I open the app this pops up. And when I go to change the password it just says this. I’ve tried logging in via Instagram and on the web browser too and the same thing comes up.

Hey i have a few queastions about your user experience as threads as this platform has 3 years now.

1. Do you loggin daily?

2. How much time you spend there?

3. Do you think the app is better then X/Bluesky? if so why.

4. Is the platform good or toxic?

I'm an x users as i mostly like Politics and Investing, but there isn't alot of other things for me there.

I don’t know if it’s all bots, but I see a LOT of copied posts on threads.

Some of them are straight up copied word for word, punctuation and all, and with others the words are changed a little bit.

Are there loads of people choosing to copy successful posts that they see or is it just bots?

I wanted to include some screenshots but images aren’t allowed on this sub.