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Threads will now automatically filter out offensive words from your feeds

Just like Instagram.

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. If you want to cast a wider net over the content Threads filters out, you can add specific words, phrases, or emoji to hide by tweaking the option inside the app’s settings. As shown in the image shared by Meta, you can hit the bell button in the top-right corner of a post to turn notifications on or off.

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