What parents need to know about Threads, Meta's text-based social app linked to Instagram, including privacy, content discovery, and adult-topic exposure.
อายุทางการ
13+
เราแนะนำ
15+
นักพัฒนา
Meta Platforms
ความเสี่ยง
4
Threads is Meta's text-based conversation app, launched in 2023 and fully available in the UK and EU since late 2023. It is tightly tied to Instagram - users sign in with an Instagram account, share the same handle, and can be followed back to their Instagram profile in one tap. Threads has grown quickly among UK teenagers as a chattier, more text-driven alternative to Instagram and a softer alternative to X. The feed is hashtag- and topic-driven, which means children can be served adult news stories, political arguments, or commentary outside their follower network simply by tapping a trending topic.
Teenagers use Threads for casual short posts, jokes, fandom chatter, and replying to influencers they already follow on Instagram. Many treat it as a 'second Instagram' where they can be looser and less curated. Some join trending hashtags or quote-post viral threads, which can pull them into adult-led conversations. Because the account is shared with Instagram, anything a child posts on Threads is visible to everyone who follows them on Instagram unless their account is private.
Private Profile
ตำแหน่ง: Profile -> Settings -> Privacy -> Private profile
ตั้งค่าเป็น: On
Only approved followers can see your child's threads and replies. Teen Accounts are private by default but this should be verified.
Who can mention you
ตำแหน่ง: Settings -> Privacy -> Mentions
ตั้งค่าเป็น: People you follow
Stops strangers tagging your child into unrelated conversations or pile-on threads.
Who can reply
ตำแหน่ง: When posting -> Anyone / Profiles you follow / Mentioned only
ตั้งค่าเป็น: Profiles you follow
Set as a default for every post so strangers cannot reply with comments under your child's content.
Hidden Words
ตำแหน่ง: Settings -> Privacy -> Hidden Words
ตั้งค่าเป็น: On with advanced filters
Filters offensive replies and message requests automatically. The same list is shared with Instagram.
Parental Supervision
ตำแหน่ง: Instagram Settings -> Supervision (covers Threads)
ตั้งค่าเป็น: Linked to parent account
Lets you see who your child follows on Threads, time spent in-app, and updates to safety settings. There is no separate Threads supervision - it is managed through Instagram.
Set up Instagram Parental Supervision before your child opens Threads, since they share the same account
เวลา: 15 minutes
Walk through the Privacy and Mentions menus together and set the default reply audience to 'Profiles you follow'
เวลา: 10 minutes
Talk about the public-by-default nature of replies - anything quoted into a viral thread can be seen by strangers
เวลา: 10 minutes
Agree a rule that political, news, and adult-creator hashtags are not for following until 16
เวลา: 10 minutes
ตรวจสอบล่าสุด: 2026-05-22
เนื้อหาต้นฉบับภาษาอังกฤษ: /apps/threads