Threads — Meta’s rival to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter — launched in “countries across” Europe on Thursday. “Today we’re opening Threads to more countries in Europe,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. “Welcome everyone.” European Union (EU) officials said in July the launch of the platform in Europe would be delayed because of privacy concerns. “Today, we’re beginning to expand Threads to countries across Europe. We’re thrilled to give more people the chance to follow and join the conversations they care about,” Threads said in a post on Instagram, its sister platform under Meta. “Since we launched this...