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No Instagram Threads app in the EU (for now)
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this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2023
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What possible reason could a microbloging app need to know my health information? Ignoring everything else about threads - that alone should cause people to pause before using it.
Maybe if they notified users like, "We've detected that your heart rate is elevated and you're sweating excessively. Maybe don't engage with @xerses5434 on this political topic, lest you have a heart attack."
You know exactly what the reason is. To sell the info. Because money. And more money.