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.

  • QubaXR@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Is this a reported news, or a speculation? Really curious, before I start going around, repeating it.

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      1 year ago

      I have two Instagram accounts and I created a Threads account on one. Searched for the other and there’s nothing I can find for it. Definitely can’t follow the second account on Threads.

      I’m not trying to be a Meta apologist here. I trust them about as far as I can throw a car (especially given the insane amount of data collection mentioned in the App/Play Stores) but in my limited test I don’t see a way to follow an account until you activate it on Threads

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      1 year ago

      Been seeing that a lot around here. Pics or it didn’t happen.

      People are all too eager to believe stuff if it feeds into their preconceived ideas about these companies.