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Meta launches social media platform Threads in Ireland

The app is available to people in European Union countries from Thursday

Threads logo is being displayed on a smartphone with Threads visible in the background. Getty Images

Threads, the Meta app designed to take on Elon Musk’s X, is rolling out in European Union countries for the first time.

When the social media app first launched in July, only people from a handful of countries including the US and the UK could access it.

Linked to a user’s Instagram profile, the app enables people to share text updates and join public conversations in a similar way to X, the social media platform ...