TECH - Meta's Threads Enhances User Control with New Features | Benzinga
Meta Platforms Inc’s (NASDAQ:META) Threads and Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced Thursday that Threads is rolling out a new “Hidden Words” feature.
The feature allows users to filter offensive or unwanted words, phrases, and emojis from their feeds and mentions.
The feature comes with preset filters and allows users to add custom words and phrases via the settings, which they can deactivate at any time, TechCrunch reports.
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Similarly, Match Group, Inc’s (NASDAQ:MTCH) dating app Hinge launched its “Hidden Words” feature earlier this week, which blocks comments containing specific unwanted words.
The feature on Threads filters content across the “Following” and “For You” feeds, search results, profiles, and replies to posts.
Moreover, Threads ...