In compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Acts, Apple had to modify iPhone features to meet the March 2024 deadline.
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As the European Union's Digital Markets Act deadline approaches, WhatsApp is making a big move in interoperability.
In compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act, Apple will allow third-party app stores downloaded from external websites.
WhatsApp, owned by Meta, is now required to introduce cross-platform messaging functionality in Europe under the EU’s Digital Markets Act.
On Tuesday, September 6, the EU DMA dropped a bombshell on Big Tech, christening Big Tech as "gatekeepers" under its Digital Markets Act.