your comment is very relevant, most other comments focus on existing regulations like GDPR. But IIRC the Whatsapp takeover was only granted from EU regulatory o

your comment is very relevant, most other comments focus on existing regulations like GDPR. But IIRC the Whatsapp takeover was only granted from EU regulatory offices with the requirement that Facebook would not join the Whatsapp users data into their systems [0] [0]: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/facebook-whatsapp-merger-european-commission-complaint https://www.wired.co.uk/article/facebook-whatsapp-merger-eur...