Meta to launch X competitor Threads in Netherlands, rest of EU this month

Facebook parent Meta plans to launch Threads in the European Union, including the Netherlands, this month, sources told The Wall Street Journal. According to The Wall Street Journal’s sources, the planned launch in the EU shows that Meta is committed to the micro-blogging platform. To comply with the EU’s regulations, EU users will be allowed to choose between using Threads for consumption only without a profile or creating a profile to post, the sources said. The planned launch comes at a good time for many Dutch businesses, who have been pulling Many Dutch businesses, including KLM, are also no longer offering client services on X.