How to stop Threads posts appearing on Facebook and Instagram, and why you might want to

When Instagram Threads first launched as a competitor to sites such as Mastodon and X/Twitter, it quickly grew a significant number of users, thanks to the easy sign up from an existing Instagram account. However, this ease of use comes with some downsides too. Since your Threads and Instagram accounts are linked, many users have found that their Threads posts have been appearing in other people’s Instagram feeds as suggested posts. The same is also happening on Facebook.