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Meta details plans to open WhatsApp and Messenger to third-party platforms in the EU while maintaining privacy

The effects of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, which goes into force on March 7, are being felt by technology companies as they ready themselves for the changes being forced upon them. Apple has already released iOS 17.4 with support for third-party app stores and more while Meta has now also shared details about how it intends to offer interoperability for its WhatsApp and Messenger instant messaging platforms.

As part of the DMA messaging gatekeepers like Meta must allow competing platforms to hook into their systems should they want to. That could mean that one day, people will be able to send and receive WhatsApp messages from within other apps like Signal or Telegram — and maybe even the iPhone’s Messages app — but that will require a ton of work on both sides. And while the DMA requires that companies allow interoperability, it also requires that they do not weaken security in the name of making it possible. That means that there are some unique challenges associated with opening the floodgates to other companies and their messaging platforms.

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