Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, is testing spoiler textual content, in response to a submit from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Spoiler textual content refers to phrases (or photos) which are grayed out in a submit and solely turn out to be readable in case you manually click on to see them. As the identify suggests, spoiler textual content is usually used on platforms like Discord or Reddit to assist individuals talk about new films, TV exhibits, or books with out by accident revealing plot factors and twists for individuals who aren’t caught up.
This is a pleasant quality-of-life improve on the consumer aspect, nevertheless it additionally helps Meta by encouraging extra conversations about popular culture with out individuals worrying about spoiling others.
“Popular exhibits like ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘The White Lotus’ often trended on Threads throughout their seasons, a transparent signal of the app’s rising neighborhood of leisure and popular culture fans,” Meta mentioned in a press launch.
Spoiler textual content will also be helpful in different circumstances, like blurring out textual content or photos that aren’t violative, however nonetheless may be off-putting to some customers. (Looking at my pal who shares #BruiseWatch updates after their Frisbee video games.)
As a function that’s at present in testing, spoiler textual content/photos haven’t rolled out to all customers. For those that have it, textual content or photos will be marked as spoilers by highlighting them earlier than posting, then deciding on “mark spoiler” from the menu that seems.
