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Threads now has a Hidden Words setting that's separate from Instagram

Threads has updated the Hidden Words setting to make it separate from Instagram. This should make using the platform a bit easier.

Meta's social network has updated its Hidden Words setting to make it separate from Instagram. Prior to this update, users had one global Hidden Words setting that impacted both platforms. Threads head Adam Mosseri says all of this was done so users could "shape the experience into one where they feel comfortable expressing themselves."

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