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.
  • @paintbucketholderEnglish
    11•1 year ago

    It’s really on American regulators to hold American companies accountable if they abuse their dominant position in the American market to the detriment of American consumers.