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Henna Virkkunen
Henna Virkkunen
@HennaVirkkunen@ec.social-network.europa.eu  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

We designated today WhatsApp as Very Large Online Platform under the #DigitalServicesAct, as its ‘Channels’ feature reaches the designation threshold of at least 45 million users in the EU.

Learn more: https://link.europa.eu/YCP7VK

#dsa

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Commission designates WhatsApp as Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act

The European Commission has formally designated WhatsApp as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA), as its ‘Channels’ feature reaches the designation threshold of at least 45 million users in the EU.
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Megan Lynch (she/her)
Megan Lynch (she/her)
@meganL@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@HennaVirkkunen Is the European Commission exempting itself from the European Accessibility Act?

"Visual quote" is not alt text for this image. For it to be accurate & equitable, it has to have a transcription of the text that sighted ppl are being given in the image, as well as a description of any visual elements that carry meaning that sighted ppl would get out of the image.

It would be good to have the social media team train on equitable and useful social media/web/digital #Accessibility

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The actual alt text is "Commission designates WhatsApp as Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act". It has a blue field with a large white arrow cursor. The name "Henna Virkkanen" appears underneath the rest of the text.
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Screenshot of the image in the toot replied to, showing a tooltip that reveals the alt text field says "Visual quote". The actual alt text is "Commission designates WhatsApp as Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act". It has a blue field with a large white arrow cursor. The name "Henna Virkkanen" appears underneath the rest of the text.
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