Meta blocks Instagram’s Threads app access in EU due to privacy concerns

  • Meta has confirmed it is limiting access to Instagram’s new app, Threads, in the EU due to data privacy concerns.
  • Threads, which collects a range of personal data, created regulatory challenges under EU law, prompting Meta to restrict its availability.
  • Despite the EU limitation, Threads achieved over 100 million sign-ups, but its daily active users dropped by 20% a week after the launch.
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