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Threads usage drops as Meta blocks VPN access in EU (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They check your IP address for geofencing, and it's not something you can "not give a permission to look at"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Doesn't a VPN give you a different IP address?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yes, but those IPs are fairly simple to identify for a company the size of Meta.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

yes but those address are assigned to countries so a vpn can give a US device a Swedish ip address

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

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.