Threads updated its Supplemental Privacy Policy on July 9, 2026 with minor wording and structural changes. The policy changed the opening question from 'What information does Threads collect?' to 'What information do you collect?', modified the account deletion section heading from 'How do I delete my Threads profile?' to 'Manage my Threads information' and 'Delete my Threads profile', and removed a section titled 'What happens to my public information?'. These changes appear to be organizational and clarification updates rather than substantive shifts in data practices or user rights.
The updated policy clarifies its structure and question phrasing but does not materially alter what data Threads collects or how it processes user information. The change reorganizes guidance on managing and deleting profile information into separate sections. The removal of a dedicated section on public information may affect how the policy discloses practices related to public-facing data, though the substantive handling of such data may remain unchanged in other policy sections.
Changed from 'What information does Threads collect?' to 'What information do you collect?' for question-and-answer consistency.
Reorganized account deletion guidance from single heading into separate sections for managing and deleting profile information.
Removed dedicated section titled 'What happens to my public information?' without confirmed relocation to another policy area.
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This update constitutes organizational and clarification modifications to Threads' privacy policy structure rather than a substantive revision of data practices or user rights. The changes rephrase questions for consistency and reorganize account management guidance. No …
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