American IT company Meta (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) plans to add to WhatsApp the ability to directly forward messages to other instant messengers such as Telegram. In this respect reports The Verge’s edition.
The new option is called “Third Party Chats”. It involves sending encrypted messages cross-platform using tools built into Messenger. Enthusiasts discovered update 2.23.19.8 for Android in the beta version of WhatsApp.
The Verge writes that Meta decided to add a “Third Party Chats” option to WhatsApp shortly after the European Commission added messaging to the list of online services that do not comply with the requirements of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). DMA requirements will come into force in March 2024; These imply the emergence of the ability to exchange simple information with other applications in messengers.
In addition to WhatsApp, 21 more services, including Google search engine, TikTok, LinkedIn and more, were added to the European Commission’s hit list.
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