Whatsapp is going to run terribly...

https://lemmy.world/post/5647736

Whatsapp is going to run terribly... - Lemmy.world

All these (ad)ons always take priority over performance.

Are there any WhatsApp clients without all the crap noone asking for?
There soon will be because EUR turned their arm into opening the chat protocol. As soon as that happens expect other chats to be able to talk to whatsapp without the oficial app. So hopefully… Soon.
That EU proposal is definitely not good. I don’t know what you’ve read but it practice it will require to ban all open source chat applications mullvad.net/…/eu-chat-control-law-will-ban-open-s…
EU chat control law will ban open source operating systems - Blog | Mullvad VPN

Update: Open source OSes might be saved from being covered depending on the interpretation of EU regulation 2019/1150 2.2.c.

Mullvad VPN

I read an article about. Here is another one. Doesn’t seem to mention any of the effects on Foss software so I might be out of the loop.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/24/22995431/european-union-digital-markets-act-imessage-whatsapp-interoperable

New EU law could require iMessage and WhatsApp to work with other, smaller platforms

The EU’s newly agreed-upon Digital Markets Act could compel companies like Apple and Meta to open up iMessage and WhatsApp, making them interoperable with other messaging platforms.

The Verge
What you’re linking to is about their proposition of chat control for CSAM scanning, which is a completely separate thing from the Digital Markets Act that will force big Messengers to become interoperable.
you’re actually right. I had merged these 2 in my head because of the other issue that arises from this requirement which will affect the security of the apps, especially in apps that work with e2e encryption. e2e interoperability is kinda impossible to be implemented especially in the current deadlines. You can read more about it here eff.org/…/eu-digital-markets-acts-interoperabilit…
The EU Digital Markets Act’s Interoperability Rule Addresses An Important Need, But Raises Difficult Security Problems for Encrypted Messaging

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) allows new messaging services to demand interoperability (the ability to exchange messages) from the internet's largest messaging services (like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and iMessage). Interoperability is an important tool to promote competition...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
If only there were good, open standards everyone could use, right?
lmao, no no, the proprietary standards that one company uses are much better than the proprietary standards of their competitor. Everyone knows that!