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EU might impose further regulation on WhatsApp

It saw an increase in open channel users last year.

This increase in users means WhatsApp's open channels, akin to a social network, now qualify as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the EU's Digital Services Act(DSA). These designations allow the European Commission greater regulatory power around transparent advertising, content moderation, an annual independent audit, data sharing with the EU and more. The biggest news stories this morning: Viktor Antonov, art director for Half-Life 2 and Dishonored, has died, Anyone in the US can now buy Nintendo’s Alarmo clock from the online store, Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 review.

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