Meta makes changes to WhatsApp and Messenger to adapt to EU rules

Technology giant Meta announced this Wednesday that made “important changes” to WhatsApp and Messenger to ensure compatibility with third party messaging services, as required by new European Union (EU) regulation.

WhatsApp and Messenger will offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is a secure communication method that prevents third parties from accessing data transferred from one endpoint to another, while still complying with the third-party chat requirements of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

DMA requires Meta”be ready to provide interaction with other services within three months of receiving the request,” but it may take longer to activate it for public use, according to a company post this Wednesday.

“Our approach to WFD compliance focuses on preserving user privacy and security as much as possible. The DMA rightly sets out a legal requirement that we do not weaken the security provided to Meta’s own users,” the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp said.

Target It’s not the only American technology company which announced changes due to new regulation of the Old Continent, as Apple announced this week that its latest iPhone operating system update, iOS 17.4, has important changes to the App Store and payments for the iPhone platform in Europe.