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[Europe only] This year whatsapp will finally open interoperability ?

due to the new rules of European Union, whatsapp has/had one year - iirc - to open the app to talk with other apps. iirc, this started on February/March of 2024 and we are in 2025. Anyone knows more details or news about it? This is ONLY applicable to European Union countrys, iirc.

Welcome to the Public Domain in 2025 | Internet Archive Blogs (blog.archive.org)

9 Things I Find Joyful About Tech in 2024 (mudkip.me)

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