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Title: Threads will start telling users when their posts are demoted

Date: Thu, 08 May 2025 20:46:31 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads...

Threads will finally start giving users more visibility into when their
accounts are penalized for breaking its rules. Meta is bringing its
ΓÇ£Account StatusΓÇ¥ feature to Threads, which will enable people to see when
the company has removed or demoted posts or handed out other penalties.

The change adds a layer of much-needed transparency to Threads, which already
has a recommendation algorithm that can be hard for creators to understand.
Earlier this year, Meta reversed course on whether it would recommend
political content to Threads users after it tried to limit posts about
elections and other ΓÇ£socialΓÇ¥ topics last year.

As on Instagram (and Facebook), Account Status allows Threads users to view
ΓÇ£actionsΓÇ¥ Meta has taken against their account. It will indicate if a
post has been removed, made less visible in other usersΓÇÖ feeds or deemed un-
recommendable by Meta. It will also show if a user has been blocked from
using certain features for breaking the platformΓÇÖs rules.

If Meta has ΓÇ£actionedΓÇ¥ your account for some reason, Account Status is
also where you can request an appeal. The company says it will alert users
once their report has been reviewed.

Account Status is starting to roll out now and is accessible from the
ΓÇ£accountΓÇ¥ section in ThreadsΓÇÖ settings menu.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads...
their-posts-are-demoted-204628224.html?src=rss

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