Ditching Instagram Would Save 20 Minutes a Day for EU Regulator

  • Meta has warned it could quit Europe over data transfer pact
  • EU’s digital chief says “you should never threaten to leave”
Ditching Instagram Would Save EU Regulator 20 Minutes a Day
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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 and Instagram repeated a threat that it would pull out of Europe if it can’t continue transferring user data back to the U.S. Regulators are yet to replace a scrapped privacy pact.