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WhatsApp has been reportedly spotted working on a new feature that will allow for chat interoperability. The Meta-owned messaging service appears to be working on the ability to communicate with users who are not on WhatsApp. The European Union recently passed the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that goes into effect in the first quarter of 2024. Under the new EU regulation, WhatsApp and other major "gatekeeper" platforms and services are required to offer interoperability for chats with users on other services.Spotted in…

Tech giants will likely challenge a new European Union law aimed at reining in their power with the first cases in a potential wave of litigation expected by year-end, one of the EU's top judges said on Friday.The Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force in November, will classify online platforms with more than 45 million users as gatekeepers, among other criteria. The gatekeepers - companies that control data and platform access - are subject to a list of do's, such as making their messaging services…

However, in doing so, legislators are likely to face a host of challenges, such as creating a law to accommodate different tiers of the market, considering the nature of digital markets and the diversity of India. This, however, may not lead to the DCA substituting India’s existing competition regulations, which too are expected to be strengthened further by the impending Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022, they added. Tabled in the Parliament on…

Alphabet unit Google, Meta and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new Internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday.The agreement came after more than 16 hours of negotiations. The Digital Services Act (DSA) is the second prong of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's strategy to rein in Alphabet unit Google, Meta, and other US tech giants.Last month, she won backing from the 27-country bloc and lawmakers for…