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I really hope that day never comes. I dont trust Meta one bit and refuse to use their ecosystem of services. Care to link the mentioned articles?
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Submitted 3 weeks ago by Armand1@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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mox@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
I don’t follow Meta services, but for the record, I think you’re talking about the EU Digital Markets Act and its interoperability requirements of gatekeepers.
TacticalCheddar@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I’m also interested in hearing more updates. Last I checked, Meta said it’s planning to release support for messages this year while call and video support would be released by 2027. I should mention that this was in october of 2024, before Trump took office. There’s a fair chance that Zuckerberg will seek to delay the process now that Trump took over and is threating retaliation against the EU if it chooses to strike back against abuses from US tech companies.
If anyone has more updates, by all means respond.
lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Dumbest. Idea. Ever.
Any attachment/arrangement/relationship with Zuck would “signal” the end of Signal.
Fuck Zuck and anything he’s attached to.
🙄 🤦♀️ 🖕
TacticalCheddar@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
It is not an arrangement, nor attachment to Zuckerberg. It is not beneficial to Zuckerberg or Meta for this to happen and I assure you that they are not fans of the ideea either.
The EU did this to break Meta’s monopoly on communication. Right now I can’t ditch Whatsapp no matter how much I want to because everything in my life is connected to that blasted app. My university, my employers, my family, my friends, EVERYONE is using Whatsapp and Whatsapp only. If I were to delete it, I would be isolated. I would be able to convince my family to switch to another app and a probably a few of my friends, but I sure as hell won’t be able to convince my workplace or my faculty to. Allowing third party apps to communicate to Whatsapp is the only way I can ditch his app.
I should also mention that this will only apply to the European Union. Meta will still maintain it’s monopoly everywhere else. The EU is the only one that actually cares about consumer rights enough to pick a fight with the US over it and I’m thankful for that.
Greg@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
The same could be said for sending emails to a Gmail account. You won’t be forced to send messages to WhatsApp but you’d have the option. WhatsApp is popular where I live so having the ability to send messages to a WhatsApp account would be useful for me as I refuse to install or use any facebook apps.
lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Umm…
Who owns WhatsApp…???
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
You’re on the fediverse, the benefits of forcing the major players to federate with smaller platforms should be obvious. It would reduce the network effect advantage they have and allow users to move away without being trapped in the chicken and egg situation they currently are.