Wait, isn't this exactly the thing they promised not to do after buying WhatsApp?
Time to destroy Meta, let's call the politics.
Ohh ... I forgot.
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And what the eu requires, gatekeepers gotta connect
Connect messages, not this, the DMA doesn’t force account centralisation.
Oh I guess I misread. As far as I can see it only talks about a link for crossposting
The EU required that WA not connect its DB with FB for EU users.
WA? Who's WA?
Also yes, completely different law but user data has to be secure for eu users. Some even within the country
What did you think the metaverse was going to be?
I sure as hell don't like that. I wonder what the chances are of me switchibg my immediate family over to Signal, just as a start...
Let you for now, probably require it later.
Why would i do that
For More personalized experience disaster.
We could still be communicating cooperatively in a lightweight, decentralized manner had WhatsApp federated with & Facebook reverted unfederating with XMPP. 😥