iMessage won’t be a gatekeeper service – here’s why I’m not surprised

iOS, the App Store, and Safari are all gatekeeper services in the EU, as is Apple. That's according to the region's first gatekeeper determinations under the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) legislation a few months ago. Importantly, iMessage is not one of them. Comparatively, Meta's WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger chat apps are gatekeepers.

But the EU has started investigating whether iMessage qualifies as a gatekeeper, asking businesses some unusual questions along the way. Google partnered...