It seems like Meta is lastly treating Threads as its personal app, somewhat than just an Instagram sidekick. After rolling out a standalone DMs system, Threads is now getting its personal mute lists, together with one thing new (and very welcome): non permanent filters that expire robotically.

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In a put up this week, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced a revamped “Hidden Words” characteristic for Threads that features its personal impartial phrase filters.

Till now, muting a phrase on Threads meant muting it on Instagram too—and turning the characteristic off in a single app would wipe your total block checklist within the different. Not very best. With this replace, Threads customers can lastly block words, phrases, and even emojis independently, with none crossover to Instagram.

And for the primary time, Threads now helps you to mute words quickly, with filters that expire after 30 days. Threads will even present a countdown so you understand how lengthy the filter has left.

That is a nice method to dodge spoilers or sidestep no matter matter or meme is blowing up, however with out going full nuclear and forgetting you muted a phrase lengthy after everybody else has moved on. Certain, it’d be even higher if you happen to may select how lengthy the filter lasts, however hey, in relation to Threads, you’re taking the wins the place you can.

You can handle your mute filters on Settings > Content material preferences > Hidden Words.

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