EU to make WhatsApp more responsible for tackling harmful content

The European Commission ‍on Monday said it had formally designated Meta ⁠Platform’s WhatsApp as a very large platform under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), making it ‌more responsible ‌for tackling illegal and harmful content.

The Commission said ‌earlier this month it was considering such a move, as WhatsApp had 51.7 million average monthly active users of its channels ​in the EU ​in the first six months of ‌2025, above ‍the 45-million-user threshold set ‍out in the DSA.