SUMMARY

  • The EU has identified WhatsApp as a gatekeeper in the messaging industry and has given it a few months to enable interoperability with other apps.
  • The EU’s Digital Markets Act aims to promote fair competition and give consumers more options for alternative services.
  • WhatsApp has already begun working on interoperability with other apps, potentially allowing smaller players like Signal to compete more fairly.
  • @Scrollone@feddit.it
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    301 year ago

    iMessage is not considered a gatekeeper in Europe because pretty much nobody uses it. That’s why it’s extempted.

    • @lud@lemm.ee
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      11 year ago

      Here people use it as a better SMS. Group chats are all on Discord for my generation and the older generations primarily use FB messenger I believe.