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Meta blocks EU users from accessing Threads through a VPN

they can use Threads without a VPN if they'd previously signed up with one, but you may not want to count on that loophole working.

In a statement, Meta says it's taking"further measures" to stop people from accessing Threads in European countries where the app is unavailable. The company nonetheless says Europe remains a"very important market" and that it hopes to expand availability in the future. The firm doesn't provide a timeline for more rollouts, but the app is currently rough and missing important features like hashtags.

Threads is available for users in over 100 countries, including the US and UK, but not in the EU. The Union considers Meta ain the region, and the company reportedly wants to be sure Threads' data sharing approach complies with the upcoming Digital Markets Act. Threads is built on Instagram's infrastructure and may import data from that platform. The EU also ruled that Meta has to

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