If you’re anything like me, you have probably hesitated to open Threads after a big TV episode dropped. But starting this week, Meta’s platform will start testing out a way for users to hide spoilers in both text and images. Here’s how it’s going to work.
A long-overdue fix for spoiler-prone feeds
First things first: yes, other social platforms like Mastodon, Telegram, and Reddit have long offered their own ways to hide posts, or certain parts of posts, in order not to spoil plot points, big reveals, or other sensitive details.
Threads, meanwhile, has been a bit of a minefield in that department, depending on who you follow, or if you spend much time in the “For you” feed. Severance and The Last of Us fans know what I’m talking about.
But starting this week (via THR), when creating a post, some users will be able to mark specific content as a spoiler.
As also reported by The Verge:
“With the test, you’ll be able to blur content by tapping an image or highlighting text and selecting the “mark spoiler” option.”
And
“On desktop, spoilers are hidden by a gray block, but they appear behind a bunch of floating dots on mobile.”
The move plays into Threads’ ongoing push to position itself as a friendlier space for real-time pop culture conversations, as it tries to stay clear of more divisive real-time discussions. Meta says this new feature is designed to encourage even more of that. And while it is a “global test”, there is no word yet on where, when (or if) it will roll out more broadly.
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