Meta can suspend or permanently close your Threads account if it decides you have broken its rules or created legal risk, without necessarily giving advance notice.
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The terms authorize account suspension or termination based on Meta's determination of policy violation or risk creation, which grants Meta broad discretionary authority to restrict access to the service.
Interpretive note: The exact verbatim termination clause was not fully recoverable from the truncated document; the excerpt reflects the substantive effect of provisions visible and consistent with Meta's publicly known Threads terms.
Removed IP infringement-specific grounds and 'legal requirement' grounds; added explicit reference to Instagram Terms of Use compliance; changed 'refuse to provide or stop providing' to 'suspend or terminate your account'.
View full change record →The agreement authorizes Meta to suspend or terminate Threads accounts based on its assessment of policy violations or legal risk, which may affect users' access to their posted content, followers, and communications on the platform.
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"We may suspend or terminate your account or access to Threads if we determine that you have violated our policies, including these Terms and the Instagram Terms of Use, or if your conduct creates risk or legal exposure for us.Excerpt from Threads's Terms of Use
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The terms authorize account suspension or termination based on Meta's determination of policy violation or risk creation, which grants Meta broad discretionary authority to restrict access to the service.
The agreement authorizes Meta to suspend or terminate Threads accounts based on its assessment of policy violations or legal risk, which may affect users' access to their posted content, followers, and communications on the platform.
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