Threads

14 September 2026 Site Author

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Threads

  • Threads has more than 500 million active monthly users in the world. Every day these users have content removed or their account suspended, or see harmful content that is left up.
  • We have been accepting disputes from Threads since November 2025.
  • In our recent Transparency Report, we overturned Threads’ decisions 50% of the time, where we reviewed the content.
  • The top policy areas we received disputes about were:
    • Adult Nudity & Sexual Activity
    • Dangerous Organisations & Individuals

What policies do we cover?

Some of the policies we cover include:

  • Fraud and Scams
  • Hate Speech and Hateful Policies
  • Restricted Goods and Services
  • Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity
  • Harassment and Bullying
  • Misinformation

You can view all of the policies we cover in our Rules of Procedure, and you can view all of Thread’s content policies in their community guidelines.

Remember! We can’t accept disputes in some areas, including:

  • Impersonation
  • Hacked accounts
  • Copyright
  • Spam decisions related to technical or automated systems
  • Child Sexually Explicit Material

What do I need to know before I submit a Threads dispute?

You can dispute Thread’s decision if the platform has:

  1. Suspended or restricted an account that I want restored
  2. Removed or restricted content that I want restored
  3. Left up content that I want removed

Threads suspended or restricted an account that I want restored

Before you submit your dispute, it would be helpful to gather the following information:

  • Your Threads username
  • The date that Threads suspended/restricted your account.
  • The type of content that led to your account being suspended or restricted
  • The policy that Threads said your account was violating.

Threads removed or restricted content that I want restored

Before you submit your dispute, it would be helpful to gather the following information:

  • Your Threads username
  • The date that Threads removed/restricted the content
  • A brief description of the content, to help the platform locate it
  • The policy that Threads said your content violated.

Threads left up content that I want removed

Before you submit your dispute, it would be helpful to gather the following information:

  • The link to your profile
  • The link to the content you reported
  • The username of the account which posted the content
  • The date that you reported the content to Threads / the time and date that Threads
    told you they would not be removing the content
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FAQs

Frequently asked questions about submitting a Threads dispute

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What platforms does the Appeals Centre cover?

We currently accept disputes about content on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads, YouTube and Google Maps. We intend to expand to other social media platforms over time.

What kind of content does the Appeals Centre cover?

We currently accept disputes about individual pieces of content which have been removed or left up by Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads, Google Maps and YouTube. This includes videos, photos, text posts and comments. We also review decisions by these platforms to suspend or disable a user’s account, as well as removals of a Page or Group (Facebook and Instagram), or Channel (YouTube).

Featured Case Study: Restored Facebook Group

In April 2025, a user from Cyprus submitted a dispute about a Facebook group that had been suspended for supposedly violating Meta’s rules on Restricted Goods and Services. After reviewing content from the group which had been removed, we found that it should have been covered by an exception allowing people to discuss the medical merits of prescription drugs.rnrnWe communicated our decision to Facebook who then restored the group in question.

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