Meta’s WhatsApp has now gathered enough users to be designated a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the European Union’s ...

WhatsApp had about 46.8 million average monthly active users in the EU in the six-month period ending December 2024.

WhatsApp has hit a user criterion set out in landmark EU tech rules, the unit owned by Meta Platforms said, meaning it is ...

WhatsApp has been classified as a Very Large Online Platform by the EU, meaning stricter content moderation is coming ...

WhatsApp has been classified as a 'Very Large Online Platform' (VLOP) under the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA)- ...

WhatsApp has now reached a critical size in the EU, which means that it is subject to stricter legal bases. In particular, ...

WhatsApp surpassed the EU's threshold due to having 46.8 million average monthly active users, qualifying it as a 'Very Large ...

The messenger WhatsApp is threatened with classification as a Very Large Online Platform. This is due to the number of ...

Meta's valuation is moving lower following news that its WhatsApp messaging platform will fall under new regulations in the European Union. Despite a modest pullback today, the stock is still up ...

The EU's Digital Services Act imposes stricter requirements on very large online platforms, defined as those whose EU-based ...

WhatsApp may face greater regulation in the European Union thanks to an increase in users on its open channels. The platform ...

The commission, which is the EU's executive arm, has been increasing scrutiny of social media in an attempt to rein in the ...