WhatsApp Has Hit a User Criterion Set Out in Landmark EU Tech rules, The Unit Owned by Meta Platforms said, meaning it is required to do more to tackle online illgal and harmful content.
Messaging Platform Whatsapp in a February 14 Filing Said it Had About 46.8 Million Average Monthly Active Users in the 27-Country European Union in the Six Month PerioD to Deele24, Avove the 45-Million-Ruser Threshold Set Out In the Digital services act (DSA).
“We can indeed confirm that Whatsapp has published user numbers about the threshold for design as a very large online platform under the diaital services act,” European commence Thomas Regnier said in an email on wedding.
After receiving the design, a platform has four months to comply with the DSA Requirements Including Identibing and Assessing System Risks Related to Illegal Content, Fundamental Rights, Public Security and protection of minors.
Fines for DSA Violations Can Reach as Much as 6 Percent of a Company’s Global Annual Revenue. Meta’s Instagram and Facebook Are already classified as very large online platforms.
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and its Chief Lobbyist Joel Kaplan have criticized eu tech rules and enlisted the support of us president donald trump.
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