L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThreads usage drops as Meta blocks VPN access in EUarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1231arrow-down15file-text
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Threads usage drops as Meta blocks VPN access in EU::Move comes as Meta tries to avoid violating privacy laws.
minus-squareEncode1307@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoI’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?
minus-squarefusion243@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoWithout 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.
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?
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.