Meta has announced a feature called "third-party chats" for WhatsApp users in the European Union (EU) as a part of its compliance with the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA) interoperability requirements. It requires Meta to give WhatsApp users in Europe the option to connect with people using third-party messaging services whose apps are interoperable.WhatsApp will roll out third-party chats in Europe over the coming months, allowing WhatsApp users to directly chat with users of the messaging apps BirdyChat and Haiket. Meta said its partnership with these two services is a "result of...


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