SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: After months of speculation and concealment, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally introduced Threads, a text-based app, which is touted as a potential rival to Twitter. Meta rolled out the highly anticipated social media platform on Wednesday, July 5, in more than 100 countries, including the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia.
Billed as the companion app to Instagram, Threads is a free platform and app, where "communities come together" to discuss topics via text, which sounds a lot like Twitter. Meta developed Threads to offer an alternative social media experience, with its highly-praised features including status updates, automatic location sharing, and camera shortcuts for rapid photo and video sharing. The app is seamlessly linked with the user’s Instagram account, allowing them to publish content instantly to their Instagram story or as a link on other platforms of their choice. While providing users with new experiences, Threads has also rolled out stricter guidelines to safeguard the platform. Here we bring you the five you should never ever do on Instagram Threads:
Violating intellectual property rights
Threads can take strict actions against you, if you post any content that violates anybody else's rights, including their intellectual property rights, or any laws that may be in force. "Your Threads Content will not contain any material that infringes any third party’s rights, including any intellectual property rights, or any applicable laws unless an exception or limitation applies under applicable law," the platform stated.
Breaking the law
Seems like a fairly easy and no-brainer rule but violating any of the nation’s law on Threads can lead to strict actions against users. Just like Instagram and Facebook, Threads prohibits its users from posting content that is “support(ing) or prais(ing) terrorism, organized crime, or hate groups. Offering sexual services, buying or selling firearms and illegal or prescription drugs (even if it’s legal in your region).”
Impersonating others or providing inaccurate information
Threads adopted a few community guidelines from Instagram, which include stopping any user found impersonating any other individual. "You may not impersonate someone or something you aren't, and you can't create an account for someone else unless you have their express permission," the platform stated.
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Introducing any malicious material into Threads’ system
Users can get banned after introducing any malicious material into Threads’ system that proves harmful. The platforms’ user guidelines state that users should not "introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other materials that are malicious or technologically harmful into our systems."
Promoting hate speech and encouragement of self-injury
Complying with Instagram’s guidelines, Threads has implemented resilient restrictions against hate speech and harassment that causes disruptions in society. The platform can remove “credible threats of violence, hate speech, and the targeting of private individuals. We do not allow attacks or abuse based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, or sexual orientation.’ Threads also prohibit the encouragement and glorification of ‘self-injury, including eating disorders."
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