Even in the US it's very rarely used by business, which is what the article cited as the main reason. > the EU probe found that iMessage falls outside the leg

Even in the US it's very rarely used by business, which is what the article cited as the main reason. > the EU probe found that iMessage falls outside the legislation because it is not widely used by businesses Apple does offer a specific service for businesses, Apple Messages for Business, but their documentation claims it's actually different from iMessage: https://register.apple.com/resources/messages/messaging-documentation/faq#general https://register.apple.com/resources/messages/messaging-docu... > Apple Messages for Business differs from the widely known iMessage by being a business to end-user service. Additionally, the encryption mechanism slightly differs from a traditional iMessage. Given that businesses can interface with AMfB using APIs rather than the Messages app on an Apple device, it seems that would fall pretty far outside the iMessage gatekeeping definition.