There has been some initial pushback on it. A photographer on Threads complained that “there will be a small watermark-like credit on the photo, but there won’t be a link back to your account.”

Curious, I tried out the new feature, went to see if there was indeed no link back to the original post, and followed bryanhansel’s instructions for turning it off. Here’s what happened, and how you can use and adjust Threads’ new feature. (All of these instructions have been followed using the mobile app.)

To share images alone

The new post will indeed have the image with only your comment and without the previous comment. However, the original poster’s name will appear as a watermark in the upper-left corner and the number of reposts will appear in the lower-left corner.

Finding the original and preventing the share

While it isn’t an obvious feature, there is a link to the original post. When I tapped on the watermark, the original post — text and all — appeared directly above my repost.

However, if you prefer that any images or videos you post be shared along with your original text only, you can do that. (Again, instructions courtesy of bryanhansel.)

And that’s it. Now, all we have to do is wait for the next entry in the features war between Threads and Bluesky.