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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Sophie Collins

Meta admits it may have to shut down use of Facebook and Instagram in Europe

The parent company that oversees Facebook and Instagram globally says both social media platforms may have to be shut down across Europe.

According to Meta, the European data regulations that prevent it from transferring, storing and processing EU citizens’ data on US systems may cause service issues.

It has now warned that if a new framework is not developed for European’s on the app, there will be a vast shutdown affecting millions of profiles.

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