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Would this apply to iMessage?

As the bill S.2658 text currently stands [0], if iMessage has more than 100M monthly active users, then yes. It is hard to find such statistics on a quick search, but the surest way to make sure it applies to iMessage is to call your representative and tell them the threshold should be lowered from 100M to 10M MAU :)

[0] https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/265...

A quick Google search shows that iMessage does have the prerequisite 100 million active users.

What did you find? I only see a global number, but this proposal requires 100million MUA in the USA

With some quick searches, multiplying iPhone's 39% marketshare with 328million Americans gets me to 127million, but that's probably too high - not everyone has a smartphone, and how many users actually use iMessage at least once a month, and not say, WhatsApp exclusively ?

iMessage exists on iPad and Macbooks too.

I have a hardtime imagining users with a MacBook or iPad but not having an iPhone adding a significant number of iMessage users

But the question was if there are a 100 million MAU in the US, let alone how to find that information in a simple google search. I couldn't find any breakout of iMessage users per country

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