The EU Commission is moving forward with an evaluation of whether WhatsApp should be classified as a very large online platform. According to an EU spokesperson, this designation—which carries stricter regulatory requirements—could reshape how the messaging giant operates across European markets. It's another signal of how aggressively European regulators are tightening oversight of mega-scale digital platforms, a trend that's reshaping the entire tech and crypto landscape.

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GateUser-7b078580vip
· 12h ago
Data shows that regulation is becoming increasingly strict and will eventually collapse... However, platforms like WhatsApp should have been redefined long ago. When calculating the hourly probability of being blocked, even at historic lows, they couldn't avoid it.
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GrayscaleArbitrageurvip
· 01-09 11:43
The EU is starting to restrict WhatsApp again. It's ridiculous. Do they have to put all major platforms under a tight leash to be satisfied?
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OnChainArchaeologistvip
· 01-09 11:38
The EU is starting to crack down on big tech again. Is WhatsApp going to be "big platform" this time? Haha, the regulatory leash is getting tighter and tighter.
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CodeSmellHuntervip
· 01-09 11:35
The EU is starting to target large platforms again, and this time WhatsApp probably can't escape.
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4am_degenvip
· 01-09 11:34
The EU is starting to crack down on big tech companies again, and this time WhatsApp probably can't escape.
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WhaleWatchervip
· 01-09 11:28
The EU this time is really ruthless; no matter how big WhatsApp is, it can't escape the claws of regulation.
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