As you’ve probably heard, Mark Zuckerberg has launched a Twitter competitor that goes by the name of Threads. So, let’s have a look at how things are with privacy there. What is Threads and how does it operate? Threads is not a fully independent social network. Technically, it’s a continuation of Instagram, hived off into […]
A full 20 million people (and counting) had signed up for Meta’s Twitter competitor within hours of its launch Wednesday evening — but none of those users will be in the European Union, thanks to data privacy concerns. Instagram Threads collects a wide range of data from users, according to its “App Privacy” blurb on […]
Instagram Threads, the upcoming Twitter competitor from Meta, will not be launched in the European Union due to privacy concerns, according to Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC). The development was reported by the Irish Independent, which said the watchdog has been in contact with the social media giant about the new product and confirmed the […]
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