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Meta confirms it is blocking EU-based users from accessing Threads via VPN (techcrunch.com)
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[โ€“] ehrenschwan@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I find this very hilarious after seeing so many people make threads accs and posting them to their stories on insta when you can't even use the app. And I kept thinking about the mountaons of data their collecting.

[โ€“] NoisyOne57@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It wasn't even launched in the entirety of EU and the Republic of Ireland at all, because of GDPR concerns, but then, the Digital Markets Act also chimed in.