So how does that work? Are sites supposed to block EU users or is the EU supposed block sites?
The EU will soon have no new innovations if this trend continues
”In recent weeks Elon Musk has suggested Twitter could stop being accessible in Europe in order to avoid new regulation enacted by the European Commission.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-considering-taking-twitter-x-out-of-europe-dsa-2023-10
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Either you comply or you're not making the services available in the EU unless you're willing to exposure the company to penalties.
Threads is not accessible even with a VPN. They block it by other means. And if you visit the EU, you will be blocked, too.