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Re:Meta is blocking EU-based users from accessing Threads vi... by arp242 on Friday July 14, 2023 @11:42AM (#36725598)
> Withholding Threads is most likely a negotiation tactic in the broader context of how EU’s new Digital Markets Act “gatekeeper” rules are applied to Meta.

Perhaps. This has the potential to massively backfire though: "Threads is not available in EU and we found that it doesn't really matter and we're fine without it".

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Re:Meta is blocking EU-based users from accessing Threads vi... by kyriakos on Friday July 14, 2023 @03:05PM (#36728486)
Or someone else with enough budget and online presence will launch an alternative worldwide and become dominant.
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