Threads usage drops as Meta blocks VPN access in EU
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Threads usage drops as Meta blocks VPN access in EU::Move comes as Meta tries to avoid violating privacy laws.
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Threads usage drops as Meta blocks VPN access in EU::Move comes as Meta tries to avoid violating privacy laws.
I'm in the US, and I hate Meta, so this doesn't impact me, but can you disable location access on your phone to circumvent this?
They check your IP address for geofencing, and it's not something you can "not give a permission to look at"
Doesn't a VPN give you a different IP address?
Yes, but those IPs are fairly simple to identify for a company the size of Meta.
yes but those address are assigned to countries so a vpn can give a US device a Swedish ip address
Without a VPN your IP will indicate your location, irrespective of GPS settings. In layman's terms, a VPN will allow you to appear to be using [in this case] a US IP, regardless of your actual location.