Today were opening Threads to more countries in Europe.

Welcome everyone, wrote Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on the platform.

It’s free, every week, in your inbox.

Meta’s Threads app finally launches in the EU

Actually posting or interacting with content will still require an Instagram account, however.

These record numbers were achieved despite the fact that Threads wasnt rolled out in the EU.

Irelands Data Protection Commission (DPC)blocked Threads fromEU app stores shortly before its release.

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Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.

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