In May, Meta began testing Meta AI in the public Threads feed. And on July 27, the company rolled out access to Meta AI in private messages for Threads users worldwide. Meta says the move was in response to community requests: users wanted to get more “context” from Meta AI without exposing their conversations to public discussion.
In May, Meta began testing Meta AI in the public Threads feed. And on July 27, the company rolled out access to Meta AI in private messages for Threads users worldwide. Meta says the move was in response to community requests: users wanted to get more “context” from Meta AI without exposing their conversations to public discussion.
“The ability to communicate in private messages gives people more flexibility in how and where they interact with Meta AI,” Meta said. “Users can send Threads posts, images, links, or videos directly to Meta AI, ask follow-up questions, and explore a topic deeper in a private conversation.”
A similar feature is already available in other Meta services — Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Meanwhile, the company is still testing Meta AI’s availability in public Threads. The feature was initiallylaunched in just five countries: Argentina, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore. There, you can view Meta AI’s own posts and tag him with @meta.ai mentions. And while it’s not yet possible to block an account entirely, you can tap “Not interested” or hide notifications from Meta AI replies.
