It’s safe to say that Threads has drawn a massive audience since its launch on July 5, 2023, with 10 million signups in only seven hours. Making it easier is the fact that you can simply use your Instagram account to create a Threads account almost instantly. However, that all comes with a huge caveat.
When you join threads, you link your Instagram account to your Threads in order to claim your user handle. As users are starting to discover, if you decide you want to delete that Threads account, you’ll also have to delete the Instagram account that’s linked to it. Twitter user Emily Hughes posted her own experience with this.
