Meta made a chilling statement in its annual report: Facebook and Instagram may shut down in Europe if the company isn’t able to store and process data from the union’s users on US-based servers. Now, this piece isn’t looking into the background of this event — or the fact Big Zuck has made this threat before. Instead, it’s just a simple thought experiment where we imagine what the world would look like without Facebook and Instagram. And, in my mind? It’ll be probably be something like this: If there’s one thing the world needs, it’s more social networks. Image: 20th…

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