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Meta’s interoperability offer needs WhatsApp users to give ‘active opt-in consent,’ EU telecom regulators say

( June 5, 2024, 09:53 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta Platform’s “reference offer” to make its WhatsApp messaging services interoperable with those of its rivals, as required by the EU’s Digital Markets Act, involves users giving “active opt-in consent,” according to an opinion publish today by the European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). However, it remains unclear for BEREC in what way such an opt-in could be given and how this should be implemented at a technical level. The European Commission is assessing whether Meta, which is a gatekeeper under the DMA, is complying with the rule’s Article 7, which imposes an interoperability obligation on gatekeepers that provide number-independent interpersonal communications services, such as WhatsApp.Full statement is below and opinion is attached....

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