[Atrine]

It used to be my favorite social media platform, but I quickly deactivated my account on Christmas and then deleted the app.

The major problem is that Threads will surface and even recommend (via your Facebook feed as well) threads that people you follow have responded to. Great in theory, but on Christmas Day I opened up FB to find it recommended this highly toxic anti-gay post in the middle of all my friends' posts about the holiday. It was because someone I follow on threads took the bait and commented on this post.

I've had far too many instances of this sort of behavior in my life and the only options available were to unfollow everyone, constantly block these abusive actors, or leave. For me, it was absolutely not worth staying, despite the up sides.