Threads is launching a test that will allow you to hide images or text that contain spoilers, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. With the test, you will be able to blur the content by clicking on the image or selecting the text and choosing the “mark spoiler” option.
Other users can view the hidden content by clicking or tapping the spoiler. Reddit similarly allows you to hide posts or comments with a “spoiler” tag, but it’s nice to see another platform adopting this feature, as it’s never fun to scroll through unexpected spoilers.
Meta’s Alec Booker told The Verge that this is a “global test,” although it’s unclear how many people will have access to it.
Spoilers will also look slightly different depending on which device you use. On desktop, spoilers are hidden by a gray block, but on mobile, they appear behind a bunch of floating dots (which you can see in the embedded GIF above). “This feature is currently optimized for mobile, but we’re working on improving it for desktop,” Booker said.
