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DSA: WhatsApp channels classified as a Very Large Online Platform

The European Commission has classified the WhatsApp channels feature as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) service, subjecting it to VLOP rules under the Digital Services Act. The private messaging service remains exempt from these rules.

Corinna Visser
27. January 2026
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WhatsApp: The Commission has classified its channels as VLOPs. (picture alliance / imageBROKER | Mojahid Mottakin)

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Last updated: 27. January 2026

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