WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to Enable Interoperability with Third Parties Under EU Digital Markets Act
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WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable with third-party services to comply with EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA)
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Interoperability will be opt-in for users to limit spam/scams
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Third parties must sign agreement and prefer to use Signal protocol for encryption
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Meta will enforce protections against spam/scams from third parties
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WhatsApp has published a Reference Offer that third parties must sign to enable interoperability