EU users will be able to browse discussions without having to create an Instagram account!
Threads is available in USA and all countries of the European Union, starting this week. Almost six months after its launch in 2023, the application developed by Meta has overcome the restrictions that prevented its operation in this part of the world, which suggested a lack of security guarantees for users.
Thanks to the update, Mark Zuckerberg noted that now 448 million more people can use the app. People in the EU will also be able to browse discussions without having to create an Instagram account.a move likely intended to appease antitrust regulators.
You can now download Threads in USA
Threads was launched in July this year, as a social network that allows you to post “messages” of up to 500 characters, and even create discussion threads in the purest style of X, formerly Twitter.
Initially, was available in over 100 countries, including the US and UK, but not EU countries. Even if, for a short time, There was a way to use Threads from Europe via VPN services.experience with the platform was very limited.
At this moment,When downloading Threads, users transferred all their personal data to Meta. And this lack of user privacy protection has made Threads illegal in European countries.
Finally, Meta has been able to comply with the regulations defined in the Digital Markets Act (DMA)with changes such as the requirement to need an Instagram account, which encouraged “self-preference” and thus gave preferential treatment to itself or one of its own services.
Regarding the arrival of Threads in Europe, Zuckerberg said:
We are expanding Threads to countries across Europe. We’re excited to give more people the opportunity to follow and join the conversations that matter to them.
To date, Threads is a platform in the development phase, which Little by little, it will be updated to introduce new functions, including compatibility with ActivityPubthe open protocol on which other social networks like Mastodon are also based.
If you want to try what this experience is all about, just download the application to your mobile, from the main application stores in Europe and start using the social network to share opinions, ideas and thoughts.
