WhatsApp ‘Channels’ Fall Under EU Content Law Hated by Trump

Information feeds on Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp messaging platform have become the latest Big Tech service to fall under European Union content-moderation rules likened to censorship by the Trump administration.

The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, said Monday that it has designated WhatsApp’s open channels as a “Very Large Online Platform” under the Digital Services Act — meaning they must meet high standards for content moderation and transparency. Channels are open feeds affiliated with news organizations or public figures, and comparable to social media.

The move came just hours after watchdogs opened a DSA probe into ...