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Still not available in EU, as they will not allow to use email instead of instagram accounts [1] 1. https://www.theverge.com/23789754/threads-meta-twitter-eu-dm

Still not available in EU, as they will not allow to use email instead of instagram accounts [1] 1. https://www.theverge.com/23789754/threads-meta-twitter-eu-dma-digital-markets https://www.theverge.com/23789754/threads-meta-twitter-eu-dm...

paulddraper 3y ago
Geez what an oversight
- johannes1234321 3y ago
  It's not an oversight. Let's them start with less hurdle from oversight authorities. Also focussing on a market reduces investment in localisation and then having unsustainable small local bubbles. (And ensures I won't waste my time trying it, as I'd have to bypass too many hurdles for making it work)
  - paulddraper 3y ago
    But isn't the appeal of the Twitter is a global public square?
    - johannes1234321 3y ago
      The "global square" isn't a single thing, it is an intersection between many many small sections in a bazaar. If my peer group isn't there I run away quickly. The newest outrage in US politics is only of limited interest to international audience, but they "need" the local outrage. As is the Baseball "World Series" maybe relevant in the U.S. but outside barely anybody cares. For being successful you have to get the local number one stars on the platform. Good coverage of the favorite sport and sports teams. And a group of locals to discuss those things. Sure American culture has some relevance globally, but over large parts even Europe itself is quite heterogenous. Once you got it big enough it runs with less oversight. But mind: you can't afford too small growth being Facebook/Instagram/Meta and competing with Twitter/X for people who haven't left already as well as BlueSky, Mastodon, ...for people who already left sets a high barrier. Just see all the news about people leaving Threads already (which is to be expected - people try it out, see nothing, leave, a subset stays and then maybe grows it)

paulddraper 3y ago

Geez what an oversight

johannes1234321 3y ago
It's not an oversight. Let's them start with less hurdle from oversight authorities. Also focussing on a market reduces investment in localisation and then having unsustainable small local bubbles. (And ensures I won't waste my time trying it, as I'd have to bypass too many hurdles for making it work)
- paulddraper 3y ago
  But isn't the appeal of the Twitter is a global public square?
  - johannes1234321 3y ago
    The "global square" isn't a single thing, it is an intersection between many many small sections in a bazaar. If my peer group isn't there I run away quickly. The newest outrage in US politics is only of limited interest to international audience, but they "need" the local outrage. As is the Baseball "World Series" maybe relevant in the U.S. but outside barely anybody cares. For being successful you have to get the local number one stars on the platform. Good coverage of the favorite sport and sports teams. And a group of locals to discuss those things. Sure American culture has some relevance globally, but over large parts even Europe itself is quite heterogenous. Once you got it big enough it runs with less oversight. But mind: you can't afford too small growth being Facebook/Instagram/Meta and competing with Twitter/X for people who haven't left already as well as BlueSky, Mastodon, ...for people who already left sets a high barrier. Just see all the news about people leaving Threads already (which is to be expected - people try it out, see nothing, leave, a subset stays and then maybe grows it)