Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp under EU scrutinySeptember 2, 2014 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook's acquisition of messaging service WhatsApp is under scrutiny from the European Union. The $16 billion deal was brokered in February but is yet to receive EU ratification, with the institution due to make a decision on the matter next month. The EU is to consult with other messaging app providers and telecommunications companies to decide whether Facebook's purchase is beneficial to the citizens of its member states. It is also trying to determine whether the deal could result in price increases or the decline or services such as SMS and email, Digital Spy reported citing Reuters. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has offered assurances that WhatsApp will remain its own entity, rather than be absorbed into the social network's messaging platform. However, this has not stopped privacy campaigners from pressuring the firm into declaring what it plans to do with the messenger service's personal data. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |