Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

Meta just rolled out a test on Threads that lets people tag Meta AI for answers in conversations — think quick explanations, trend decoding, and “how do you pronounce that?” help. But the feature itself instantly got overshadowed by the real spectacle: users discovered they couldn’t block the AI account, and the replies turned into a full-on public roast. According to reporting highlighted by Engadget, even people who saw a block option said it threw errors. That helped turn “Users cannot block Meta AI” into its own mini-drama.

And wow, the community was not in a polite mood. The strongest reaction was basically: if I can block strangers, why can’t I block the robot the platform owner made? That quickly spiraled into jokes about being held hostage by a chatbot. One commenter deadpanned that yes, you can block Meta — by deleting your whole account. Another mocked the company’s possible spin with a fake victory lap: the AI is so beloved that its daily users are practically the same as the whole app. Ouch. The darkestly funny take suggested “hatebanging” the bot until it blocks you first.

Under the memes, there’s a real trust issue here. People aren’t just annoyed by an AI helper showing up in their social app — they’re angry at the idea that a company can insert something into their feed and then seemingly deny them the most basic escape hatch. For many users, that’s less “smart assistant” and more unskippable house guest.