Thread’s Privacy Issues and Why Meta’s New App Can’t Launch in Europe

The Threads logo is displayed on a cell phone in San Anselmo, Calif., on July 5, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Meta’s answer to Twitter, Threads, launched worldwide this week with the exception of EU member countries.

The new Instagram-linked app, which is now available in 100 countries, so far has no plans to launch in the EU, likely due to privacy regulations in the bloc.