Threads usage drops as Meta blocks VPN access in EU::Move comes as Meta tries to avoid violating privacy laws.

  • 󠁀@󠁀FUCKER@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As someone who doesn’t use threads, how does it stand up to something like Lemmy or Reddit? I doubt it’s worth using a VPN to use Threads, but that’s just my assumption.

    • ultratiem @lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      About as well as Twitter does. It’s literally a Twitter clone. Not really good for micro blogging.

  • macniel@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Incredible how thirsty europeans for the Zuck are that they bypass good intentioned privacy laws…

    • WolfhoundRO@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Meanwhile I’m so happy being in EU and not having this data-stealer app anywhere in my vicinity for the foreseeable future. Life’s relatively good

  • Encode1307@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I’m in the US, and I hate Meta, so this doesn’t impact me, but can you disable location access on your phone to circumvent this?

  • busturn@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I still hate the fact that the same people who said that no one is going to adopt a whole new social network in regards to mastodon suddenly changed their minds when the zuck made a worse version of it.

  • DarkWasp@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Is it possible for other apps or sites to block VPN access in this way? I was under the impression (possibly incorrectly) that using one would help to avoid such issues.