Vestager took a softer line than German and French ministers who said they’d be fine without the social network. — AFP
Ditching Instagram would free up 20 minutes a day for the EU’s digital chief as she waded into a bubbling row over threats the social network may quit Europe.
Meta Platforms Inc, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, repeated a threat that it would pull out of Europe if it can’t continue transferring user data back to the US. Regulators are yet to replace a scrapped privacy pact.
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