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"we shut down new user signups so we could focus on the really important stuff: acting as a frontend for namecheap"

• _cenw 3y ago
  At least they have a sign up. Threads is just an empty website in the EU right now.
  • mikelward 3y ago
    With a long wait list.
  • troupo 3y ago
    > Threads is just an empty website in the EU right now. And it should stay that way. CJEU declares Meta/Facebook's GDPR approach largely illegal: https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach-largely-illegal https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach... Threads won't launch until compliant with GDPR and Digital Markets Act: https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/no-instagram-threads-app-in-the-eu-irish-dpc-says-metas-new-twitter-rival-wont-be-launched-here/a1927220337.html https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/no-instagram-...
    • blitzar 3y ago
      > Threads is just an empty website in the EU right now. And it should stay that way. Not launching in the EU is a massive red flag on the data hoovering ambitions facebook have for threads.
      • JumpCrisscross 3y ago
        > Not launching in the EU is a massive red flag on the data hoovering ambitions facebook have for threads Not really. It just means they don’t want to wait for EU compliance to launch. It’s fairly standard to have an EU lag for feature releases, in the same way there is a lag for releasing certain content in Asia or financial products in the United States.
        • ranguna 3y ago
          > fairly standard to have an EU lag For obvious reasons, like the reasons the person you replied to mentioned: privacy violating features block apps like Threads from entering the EU market. That's a good thing.
          • tick_tock_tick 3y ago
            No it's just that often waiting for legal to validate you're ok to run in the EU isn't worth waiting around for. Better to launch in the USA and deal with the EU as needed.
            • blitzar 3y ago
              They dont need a permit or paperwork, they just need to copy and paste the t's & c's from their two existing platforms.
              • troupo 3y ago
                They can no longer do that: CJEU declares Meta/Facebook's GDPR approach largely illegal: https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach-largely-illegal https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach...
      • jacooper 3y ago
        BTW its not clear if other product like Twitter or Instagram are even compliant, so its not a meta / threads specific thing.
  • MikusR 3y ago
    In practice bluesky is also an empty page
    • mcv 3y ago
      Is it? I've heard people claim they got more value out of it than Mastodon already. Which would surprise me because Mastodon seems to be working extremely well. (I don't use it myself, but I follow a lot of people on Mastodon.)
      • kgermino 3y ago
        I imagine “In practice” is referring to the fact that massive portion or potential users (including myself) can’t access the app because of the registration limits.
  • ranguna 3y ago
    I'm not trying to be offensive in any way with this comment. Why did you try Threads? This question comes from a person who doesn't have a twitter account, so if the answer is that you want to replace your twitter usage with something else, could you elaborate the value you get out of these platforms?
    • _cenw 3y ago
      It's an illusion of choice. I go wherever my community goes. I've tried boycotting Discord and it just made me miserable and isolated.
      • ranguna 3y ago
        I see, thanks!