Threads, Meta’s new Twitter competitor, nonetheless has that new-app scent as thousands and thousands of customers work out what to submit on the platform. Right now, Threads’ vibe may be very “corporate afterparty hosted by Wendys,” and that’s completely nice! I’m not right here to evaluate the place you select to share memes and scroll away your afternoon. Keep on posting, posters. And carry on lurking, lurkers. I see you.

Even so, it’s value acknowledging that Threads gathers a lot of personal information about you; Meta’s different apps, like Facebook and Instagram, acquire related quantities of information. For anybody not feeling Threads, there are many options so that you can avoid this social media app.

Threads stays nascent, and a few settings chances are you’ll count on in a social community won’t but be accessible. The app is prone to morph and add extra options as Meta grows the crew assigned to the venture. (Seriously, the place’s my chronological feed?) For anybody making an attempt out Threads (Android, Apple) and getting extra acquainted with the app, listed here are a couple of, worthwhile settings that will help you get began.

Mute Anyone You Find Annoying

The main feed of posts is picked by Meta’s algorithm, so that you and the Mute button are about to grow to be besties. Other feed choices might grow to be accessible, however right here’s easy methods to silence the manufacturers for now. Whenever you see a submit that’s annoying, mute the account by tapping on the three dots within the prime proper nook of the submit, then select Mute. Want to go even additional when smiting accounts out of your feed? The Block choice can also be offered for accounts you don’t observe. For accounts you already observe however resolve towards, go to their Threads profile, faucet on the three dots on the prime proper of the profile, and choose Block.

Control Who Mentions You

Protect your mentions! You get to decide on whether or not folks can submit your account deal with in a method that straight results in your profile. Open your profile web page on Threads and choose the 2 strains on the prime. Then faucet Privacy and Mentions. The app means that you can select between permitting everybody to hyperlink to your account, solely folks you observe, or nobody in any respect.

Lock Down Those Replies

Control your Threads expertise even additional by selecting who will get to be your reply guys. You can do that on a post-by-post foundation. As you’re crafting a brand new submit on Threads, faucet on Anyone can reply within the backside left nook. This will allow you to select if the submit’s open to replies from everybody, from folks you observe, or simply the accounts you point out within the submit.

Tweak Incoming Notifications

Distracted by all the notifications from Threads? (We get it, you’re widespread!) Pare it down by going to your profile, then tapping on the 2 strains within the prime proper nook and Notifications. Here’s the place you possibly can modify the push notifications coming from Threads. There’s an choice to pause all the things, or you possibly can handle notifications on a extra granular degree as nicely.

Take a Break

Boundaries are essential, and social media apps are designed to maintain you scrolling for hours. Spending an excessive amount of of your life on the Threads app? Go to your profile, faucet on the 2 strains within the prime proper nook. Then choose Account and Take a break. Here, you possibly can select what number of consecutive minutes you’d prefer to scroll on the app earlier than Threads nudges you to do one thing else for a bit.

Add a Link on Your Profile

Maybe you’re an artist who desires to show off their portfolio? Or perhaps you need to promote your different social media accounts? No matter the rationale, it’s easy so as to add a clickable hyperlink to your bio on Threads. Just go to your profile and select Edit profile. Add the web site you’d prefer to the Link part and faucet Done.