WhatsApp can deal with greater regulations in the European Union thanks to an increase in users on its open channels. THE Platform announced on Friday The fact that these flows for information sources, public figures and more on average of around 46.8 million users in the EU during the last half of 2024. This increase in users means open channels de WhatsApp, similar to a social network, which is now considered a very large online platform (Vop) under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA).
The DSA uses very large online platforms or search engine when the entity has more than 45 million monthly users in the EU. These designations allow the European Commission greater regulatory power around transparent advertising, content moderation, an annual independent audit, data sharing with the EU and more. Relevant online platforms must also mitigate and assess the risk of damage and illegal content.
Whatsapp’s parent company, Metais already designated as vop not luckily), alongside Bytedance, Amazon, Google and more. The European Commission will now have to determine whether to give WhatsApp the designation.
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