No Instagram Threads app in the EU: Irish DPC says Meta's new Twitter rival won't be launched here
www.independent.ie
Meta will not launch its new Twitter rival, Threads, in Ireland or the EU for the foreseeable future.
  • LampshadeEnglish
    5•2 years ago

    The article title is a little misleading, it’s not being banned, Meta have just decided to launch Threads in US and UK only for the moment.

    “it is understood that the DPC has not actively blocked the service. Instead, the tech giant has not yet prepared the service for a European launch outside the UK”

  • @tenthEnglish
    5•2 years ago

    it will collect a wide variety of data from users, including health, financial information, browsing histories, location, purchases, contacts, search history and sensitive information.

    How do you block an app from accessing browsing/search history/purchase?

      • @tenthEnglish
        2•2 years ago

        There are certain apps I must use, for example banking or Notion. I can already block them from using location/contacts/photos…

        I just wanted to see if other like browsing history/purchase history can be blocked

  • Kaldo
    2•2 years ago

    So what happens once they start to federate? The app might be blocked in the EU (or not launch there at all) but they still get access to EU citizen data through AP.

    • @[email protected]
      1•2 years ago

      We don’t know when they’ll start to federate. I’d assume that they would both release in the EU and federate at the same time.