Monday, July 10, 2023

Facebook's new "Threads" app not available in the EU

It seems that it doesn't comply with consumer data protection laws there:

Upcoming data privacy regulations are preventing Meta's new microblogging app "Threads" from launching in European Union (EU) markets. Experts say this is only the beginning of the privacy battle facing the Twitter clone.

Meta's attempted coup d'etat against the Twitter kingdom launched on Wednesday in over 100 countries, earning tens of millions of users in only its first day live. That, despite being unavailable to major markets within the EU.

The holdup has to do with "complexities with complying with some of the laws coming into effect next year," Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri hinted on July 5. Mosseri's statement may refer to the new antitrust-oriented Digital Markets Act, but experts also expect Threads to collide head-on with consumer privacy regulations, thanks to its wanton collection of just about every kind of personal data imaginable.

Well, Facebook has given regulators every erason to think they violate the privacy directives.

2 comments:

  1. Fecesbook is evil
    Avoid at all cost

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  2. I am curious how threads will do - I bet we don't see many user totals soon as it does keep up on growth. I've already seen a bunch of complaints about it; I doubt it will end up the "Twitter killer" it's claimed to be.

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