Threads expands mute filters to cover timeline, search, and profiles

GSMArena— Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, announced on Threads that the company is expanding its mute filters to apply to more parts of the app than before. Called Hidden Words, the feature had so far applied only to posts directed towards to you, so you could only mute certain words or phrases from appearing in your replies. Starting today, the feature has been expanded to your timeline, search, profiles, and replies you see under other posts. Hidden Words is simply just a mute filter. Add a...

TechCrunch—Threads launches custom mute filters, teases controls for quote posts. Threads and Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced today that Threads is launching a new feature that lets users filter out words and phrases from their feeds and mentions. The “Hidden Words” feature automatically mutes common words, phrases, and emojis that might be offensive to users. In addition to these preset filters, users can add their […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

seroundtable.com—Google Search Tests Custom Filters & Templates. Google Search is testing custom filters and pre-define search filter templates. It appears you can save your custom filters and reuse those filters for future searches. This is showing up for a limited number of searchers.This was reported by Ben Schoon on 9to5Google who shared a number of screenshots. Ben wrote, "The filters can add specific keywords or filter using specific websites to help you better find what you’re looking for. You can also set a filter to search for specific file types...

Neowin—Threads can now filter offensive words everywhere across the app. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced that the Threads Hidden Words feature now covers more areas of the platform. The social media platform is also testing the ability to mute post notifications.