US EditionEU considers making WhatsApp more responsible for tackling harmful content, spokesperson says
- WhatsApp could be subject to deeper scrutiny and punishment under the European Commission's Digital Services Act, as reported by Reuters.
- WhatsApp Channels has reached around 51.7 million average monthly active users in the European Union, surpassing the 45-million threshold for VLOP designation.
- Once designated as a very large online platform, WhatsApp must comply with DSA rules regarding harmful content removal.
- A spokesperson from the European Commission confirmed that they are 'actively looking into' WhatsApp's possible new designation.
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Europe has tried to combat the publication of illegal or harmful content. To that end, Europe has created the Digital Services Act (DSA). It is now considered to designate the WhatsApp as a very platform...
WhatsApp, Meta's message application, will likely be subject to strict rules on online content, with regard to illegal and harmful content, after reaching the user threshold provided for in this sense, declared a...
EU Mulls New Regulations for WhatsApp Amid Rising Responsibilities
The European Commission is considering designating WhatsApp as a "very large platform" under the Digital Services Act. This potential recategorization aims to hold WhatsApp more accountable for illegal and harmful content, following a spike in user numbers. The decision may increase the platform's legal responsibilities.
WhatsApp has just crossed the 45 million monthly active users in the European Union. Brussels must therefore requalify the application as a major platform, with all the constraints that this implies for Meta.
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