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Threads is not winning, it’s not even available in Europe. And that is because of Meta’s general practices regarding privacy. They have to change, but don’t see

by rumori 3y ago

Threads is not winning, it’s not even available in Europe. And that is because of Meta’s general practices regarding privacy. They have to change, but don’t seem to be willing to. Even after an incredible launch in the US they still not playing nice in the EU. Look at the absurdity of the Instagram subscription that popped up this week, just so much arrogance.

fmajid 3y ago
At the rate Twitter is cutting moderation and spreading Hamas propaganda, I wouldn’t be surprised if it were banned from Europe altogether for DSA violations. Commissioner Breton already warned Musk.
happytiger 3y ago
It’s inconceivable to me that idiot journalist is asking the question of whether threads is dominating when it’s not even available to Europeans. It’s beyond asinine and suggests some serious hubris.
- happytiger 3y ago
  Lot of meta employees on HN haha
tedunangst 3y ago
Not sure the availability of twitter in Europe is indicative of their compliance with EU privacy laws.
gotoeleven 3y ago
I think the plan is to replace europeans with bots that get defensive about low purchasing power by talking about free healthcare and work-life balance.
gumballindie 3y ago
> it’s not even available in Europe Odd. I am in Europe and it’s clearly accessible.
wilg 3y ago
Have you considered that there are places outside Europe?
edmundsauto 3y ago
Do you mean the option to pay instead of seeing ads? I thought that was in line with what people wanted - pay if you want an ad free experience, watch ads if you want a free experience. What did I miss? (I only read the headlines this week)
- fabrice_d 3y ago
  The problem is not the ads, it's the tracking.
  - fmajid 3y ago
    The paid option rids you of both. I’m not sure if GDPR allows a company to demand payment if you do not consent to tracking.
    - Eddy_Viscosity2 3y ago
      I have zero belief that meta is not tracking paid users, regardless of what they say or what the law requires. The entire history of the company is my evidence for this. It's like that story of the of the scorpion and the frog. The scorpion stings the frog; it couldn't stop itself.
alephnan 3y ago
Spotify wasn’t available for Americans for the longest time. Didn’t mean it wasn’t dominating globally. Same thing with remittance apps like Transferwise or Remitly that was focused on a strategic market.

by rumori 3y ago

fmajid 3y ago

At the rate Twitter is cutting moderation and spreading Hamas propaganda, I wouldn’t be surprised if it were banned from Europe altogether for DSA violations. Commissioner Breton already warned Musk.

happytiger 3y ago

It’s inconceivable to me that idiot journalist is asking the question of whether threads is dominating when it’s not even available to Europeans. It’s beyond asinine and suggests some serious hubris.

happytiger 3y ago
Lot of meta employees on HN haha

tedunangst 3y ago

Not sure the availability of twitter in Europe is indicative of their compliance with EU privacy laws.

gotoeleven 3y ago

I think the plan is to replace europeans with bots that get defensive about low purchasing power by talking about free healthcare and work-life balance.

gumballindie 3y ago

> it’s not even available in Europe Odd. I am in Europe and it’s clearly accessible.

wilg 3y ago

Have you considered that there are places outside Europe?

edmundsauto 3y ago

Do you mean the option to pay instead of seeing ads? I thought that was in line with what people wanted - pay if you want an ad free experience, watch ads if you want a free experience. What did I miss? (I only read the headlines this week)

fabrice_d 3y ago
The problem is not the ads, it's the tracking.
- fmajid 3y ago
  The paid option rids you of both. I’m not sure if GDPR allows a company to demand payment if you do not consent to tracking.
  - Eddy_Viscosity2 3y ago
    I have zero belief that meta is not tracking paid users, regardless of what they say or what the law requires. The entire history of the company is my evidence for this. It's like that story of the of the scorpion and the frog. The scorpion stings the frog; it couldn't stop itself.

alephnan 3y ago

Spotify wasn’t available for Americans for the longest time. Didn’t mean it wasn’t dominating globally. Same thing with remittance apps like Transferwise or Remitly that was focused on a strategic market.