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Meta is set to introduce third-party chat integration on WhatsApp in Europe, following the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) requirements. This initiative allows WhatsApp applyrs in Europe to communicate with applyrs on third-party messaging services like BirdyChat and Haiket. The integration will enable the sharing of messages, images, voice messages, videos, and files between WhatsApp and these third-party apps. Meta has ensured that this interoperability maintains the same level of finish-to-finish encryption as WhatsApp. Users will have the option to opt-in through a notification in their settings over the coming months. This relocate, which marks a significant step in Meta’s compliance with the DMA, also allows for the creation of group chats across these platforms once the integration is fully supported.
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