Threads users may soon have a new way to clear their timelines. The app is testing a new archive feature that can be used to manually archive individual posts or automatically hide posts after a certain amount of time, Adam Mosseri .
As with Instagram, archiving a post in Threads will hide it from public view, although the post will be available for the original author to view or delete. The Instagram boss said the feature will be available to “a small number of people” to begin with. Even though he volunteered, Mosseri made no secret that all the writing in his preferred service was somewhat ephemeral. “I think we should switch to auto-archiving posts on Threads in a month,” he said. .
However, in a poll shared with a previous post, Threads users overwhelmingly said they would “never” want their posts to be automatically hidden from public view. In its latest update, Mosseri noted that “the overwhelming feedback was not to make it the default,” so the company will try archiving “as an option” to begin with.
While archiving old posts is popular on Instagram, this feature can be somewhat controversial on Threads. As the service grows and adds more features , automatically archived posts can make it difficult to go back and revisit the original source of an update. (For example, if Mosseri automatically archived all his old posts, it would be very difficult to follow his evolving thoughts on Threads, which he often shares publicly on the platform.) At the same time, allowing posts to be ephemeral. often encourages users to share more often, which is more important to the continued growth of Threads.
