With the introduction of Threads, Meta’s text-based conversation network, across 100 countries in July, Twitter is facing its most formidable rival yet after months of instability under its new owner.
The app gained 30 million users in less than a day, including celebrities and media outlets, but its debut in Europe has been delayed due to concerns over data protection.
The app has been delayed by “upcoming regulatory uncertainty,” as Meta spokesperson Christine Pai put it, which is generally understood to be a reference to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Tech firms and regulatory sceptics have long maintained that rules like the DMA stifle innovation by imposing onerous user security measures, but the looming competition law hasn’t stopped Meta from offering new products — and Meta hasn’t suggested that a European launch will be cancelled.
If anything, the DMA adds friction to a product’s introdu
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