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[00:06:19] Moderator
Well, that's actually a done deal. They have major doubts about it, partly because they see their business model as being somewhat jeopardised. And, of course, the security of communication. Do you think the EU will allow itself to be dissuaded from the plan?

[00:06:34] Martin Blatter
That's difficult to judge. Of course, I don't know the EU's decision-making processes that well. The roadmap for this Digital Market Act, i.e. specifically for this interoperability for messengers, is designed for a longer period of time, starting first in March next year with one-to-one messaging. In other words, what users will then be able to do. Group messaging will follow a year later and then, at some point in 2027, calls and, more specifically, video calls should also be possible. Both one-to-one, i.e. two users with each other or with several users, for example. I don't think they will be dissuaded from this. But it may well be that the whole thing develops into a paper tiger. This means that ultimately none of the small messengers, at least the privacy-conscious, data-saving messengers, will decide to participate in mobility. That's a pretty realistic scenario. And then the regulators might really have to go over the books again.

[00:07:53] Moderator
Or could that possibly mean the end of Threema's service, for example?

[00:08:01] Martin Blatter
I don't think so. Exactly. As I said, if we don't participate here, nothing will change in principle. We have no obligations as a result of this regulation.

[00:08:12] Moderator
The fact is, the EU is now also thinking ahead. It's not just focussing on messengers, but also on all the social networks. Wouldn't that also be an opportunity for smaller alternative platforms? After all, users could then easily connect to much stronger social networks via this platform without having to be in a business relationship with the large platform themselves. platforms, for example with Meta.

[00:08:42] Martin Blatter
I think there are still a lot of legal issues that are still unresolved. For example, if a social network could post on another network, the data would still end up with Meta, even though you have a contract with another provider. And that could be quite exciting from a legal point of view.

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