Apparently Europe finally got Whatsapp to enable 3rd party chats making it easier to switch to more privacy friendly alternatives article However the only other app that currently works with it is "BirdyChat"??

Have anybody found any news about when serious alternatives will be integrated?

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[–] 41 points 11 months ago (13 children)

Pretty sure signal refused to integrate

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (11 children)

    Signal should be subject to the same law. So I hope all it takes is someone making a bridge that forces Signal to open up as well.

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  • [–] 35 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    I don't want to chat with people on WhatsApp with Signal. I don't want Meta linking my metadata. Interoperability will only keep people from switching to better platforms

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    While I agree with your sentiment, no interoperability obviously hasn't made people switch to better platforms either. The only difference is that without interoperability, I'm forced to still use WhatsApp to communicate with those unwilling / unable to switch.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago*

    this part of the DMA only applies to “gatekeepers”, which are very large providers. the biggest barriers to being a gateway are (imo) turnover of > €7.5bn, 45m active monthly users in the EU

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    WhatsApp uses the same encryption protocol as Signal. Theoretically they should already be interoperable.

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