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In 2021, I’ve tabled amendments to the @EUCommission’s proposal of the Digital Markets Act, one of which introduced mandatory messaging interoperability for the gatekeepers. Now, more than 4 years later, real effects on the market are starting to appear. about.fb.com/news/2025/11/mess…

Messaging Interoperability: WhatsApp enables third-party chats for users in Europe

The DMA requires Meta to give people using WhatsApp in Europe the option to connect with people using third-party messaging services that have chosen to
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@Jiří Eischmann @Marcel Kolaja @European Commission This is a joke isn't it?
First third party supported chat services are BirdyChat and Haiket. Does anyone have friends over there?
This sounds similar to how apple has opened their apps ecosystem that no meaningfull competion is viable.
Meta is not seeing their users seriously. Why we can't bridge whatsapp chats with FB messenger chats? These are running on similar if not the same backends.
@Marcel Kolaja @European Commission @Jiří Eischmann
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