The Digital Markets Act could soon make WhatsApp more open. You can find out more about this and what else happened this week in this issue of GIGA Insights.
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The topics at a glance:
EU Parliament passes Digital Markets Act
The EU Parliament approved the Digital Markets Act this week. If the European Council joins in now, the big online companies will face huge changes. For example, smartphone manufacturers should make it possible to use alternative app stores. Pre-installed apps should also be easy to remove.
The biggest changes are likely to hit the Messenger. According to the law, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and iMessage would have to open up to other apps in the future. For example, you should be able to send messages to WhatsApp users from Signal and Telegram. Whether the “small” messengers will use this feature is up to them.
The Netherlands are working on a loot box ban
Six parties in the Netherlands have joined a motion to ban loot boxes in the future. This follows the example of Belgium, where loot boxes have been classified as prohibited gambling for years.
Huawei without sanctions: The No. 1?
In 2019, the then US government imposed sweeping sanctions on smartphone maker Huawei. Now, three years later, Huawei consumer CEO Richard Yu speaks up. In an interview, he said that without US sanctions, Huawei could now be one of the largest smartphone producers alongside Apple. This picture is not that far from reality, Huawei was one of the most successful smartphone brands in the world before the sanctions.
Nintendo Switch Splatoon Edition
Nintendo this week announced a new color variant of the Nintendo Switch OLED. Matching the launch of Splatoon 3 with green and purple Joy-Cons and a pattern with motifs from the game.
As always, the topics are discussed in detail in the video.
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