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

WhatsApp has been officially designated as a Very Large Online Platform by the European Union. The designation means WhatsApp ...

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

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

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

The DSA content moderation rulebook enforces stricter requirements on very large online platforms, exceeding 45 million ...

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

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

With 46.8 million monthly active users in the EU, WhatsApp now qualifies as a "very large online platform" in the territory. Being designated as a large online platform comes with some headwinds ...

Meta Platforms’s messaging service WhatsApp reached a crucial user milestone likely to bind it to more stringent rules under ...

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

A spokesperson from the European Commission confirmed that WhatsApp would now be subject to the tighter regulations that come with the "very large online platform" designation under the law.