Meta to suspend its social network Threads in Turkey after a decision by the Turkish Competition Authority. The decision was aimed at preventing the sharing of data with its other platform Instagram.
“We do not agree with the interim order. We believe that we comply with all Turkish legal requirements and we will appeal,” adds Meta. Threads, created by Meta to compete with X (formerly Twitter), has been active in Turkey since its launch in July 2023. The American giant wanted to ensure not to contravene the European regulation on digital markets (DMA), which toughens anti-competitive rules, as well as the regulation on personal data (GDPR) Threads has more than 130 million monthly active users worldwide, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg said in early February. The social network was launched in the European Union five months after the rest of the world, in a version adapted to comply with European laws. The company is owned by Facebook's parent company, Facebook.