DATE: March 13, 2026
SUBJECT: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY // CASE: EC-DMA-2026-MET-WA
CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
PREPARED BY: OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATISTICIAN, EKALAVYA HANSAJ NEWS NETWORK
The European Commission (EC) officially opened a non-compliance investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc. on March 6, 2026. This probe targets the "Reference Offer" provided by Meta for WhatsApp interoperability, mandated under Article 7 of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Two years after the initial March 2024 compliance deadline, our verified data confirms that Meta's implementation has failed to produce a functioning open ecosystem. Instead, it has created a "walled garden with a locked gate," technically accessible but practically unusable for rival services like Signal, Threema, and Wire. The Commission now alleges this constitutes "malicious compliance," aimed at preserving the network effect monopoly while technically adhering to the letter of the law.
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