A social media platform launched by Meta that allows users to share text posts, photos, and videos with followers and engage through likes, comments, and reposts. The platform competes directly with Twitter/X and integrates with Instagram accounts, enabling cross-platform content sharing. Its policies are significant for users as they govern content moderation, data collection practices, and account linking between Meta's various social media properties.

2 Documents
36 All provisions 5 High severity 27 Medium severity 4 Low severity
25 Changes · 12 mo 1 high
Jun 5, 2026 Last change

High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.

Governance Coverage
Privacy Rights
15 provisions · 4 high · 11 med
Data Sharing
10 provisions · 2 high · 8 med
Data Retention
4 provisions · 2 high · 1 med
Content Moderation
3 provisions · 3 med
Legal Jurisdiction
3 provisions · 2 med
Data Collection
3 provisions · 1 high · 2 med
Data Usage
2 provisions · 2 med
Intellectual Property
2 provisions · 1 high · 1 med
Platform Discretion
2 provisions · 1 high
Enforcement Actions
1 provision · 1 med
Quick Facts
Data Retention: Specified
Key Governance Provisions
High Cross-Platform Data Combination for Advertising

This provision establishes that activity data generated on Threads is not siloed within the Threads product but may be combined with data from other Meta platforms and third-party sources to build ad…

High Privacy Policy and Data Use Incorporation

The Privacy Policy incorporated by reference governs the collection of identifiers, usage data, location-related data, and behavioral data associated with Threads use, and determines the legal basis …

High Broad Content License Grant

The license the agreement asserts is broad in geographic scope (worldwide), sublicensable (meaning Meta can grant these rights to third parties), and covers derivative works, meaning Meta can modify …

High Account Deletion Dependency

This provision means users cannot exercise a standalone right to delete their Threads data and profile without also losing their Instagram account and all associated data, which may affect how users …

High Cross-Product Data Sharing Across Meta Family

Cross-company data sharing enables Meta to consolidate user information across its product portfolio, allowing consistent service delivery and coordinated data practices across its subsidiary platfor…

Document Coverage
Privacypolicy Termsofservice
Last change detected: Jun 5, 2026 Changes (12 months): 25 (1 high) Documents monitored: 2 Provisions tracked: 36
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Documents

Threads Privacy Policy

High

This is the Threads app privacy policy published by Meta Platforms, Inc., which governs how Threads collects and uses personal data including account information, content posted, device identifiers, location signals, …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Privacy policy
7 provisions 20 versions captured 5 significant changes Version history →

Threads Terms of Use

Medium

The Threads Terms of Use establish the operational requirements and licensing terms for users of the Threads application, operated by Meta. The agreement grants Meta a license to use, copy, …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Terms of service
6 provisions 6 versions captured 2 significant changes Version history →

Recent Changes

June 2, 2026 · Threads Privacy Policy Medium

Threads removed six sentences from its privacy policy on June 2, 2026, including references to Meta AI support availability, data collection and sharing questions, profile deletion options, and language stating …

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May 25, 2026 · Threads Privacy Policy Medium

Threads updated its privacy policy on May 25, 2026 to reorganize its structure and add new sections. The policy changed the main heading from 'How is my data used?' to …

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May 17, 2026 · Threads Privacy Policy Medium

Threads updated its privacy policy to narrow the agreement scope and add explicit language about AI training. The prior policy required users to agree to Meta Terms, AI terms, and …

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May 6, 2026 · Threads Terms of Use High

Threads removed five sentences from its Terms of Use, including language disclosing that user interactions with AI systems would be used to train Meta AI models and references to Meta …

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April 23, 2026 · Threads Privacy Policy Medium

Threads added several new interface elements and references to its privacy policy on April 23, 2026. The updated policy now includes links to AI-related support articles, introduces a Meta AI …

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Low Severity Provisions (1)

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Applicable Regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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COPPA
United States Federal
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CFAA
United States Federal
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
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DMA
European Union
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DMCA
United States Federal
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DSA
European Union
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ePrivacy Directive
European Union
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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GDPR
European Union
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
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UK GDPR
United Kingdom
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
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VPPA
United States Federal
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ConductAtlas tracks 2 Threads documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.

How many policy changes has Threads made in the past year?

Threads has made 25 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks, including 1 classified as high severity.

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ConductAtlas has classified 36 provisions across Threads's tracked documents. 5 are rated high severity, 27 medium, and 4 low.

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