### Question
Can you define what electronic messaging services means?


### Answer
**Electronic messaging services** is defined as the following in *47 U.S.C. § 1001*:

> software-based services that enable the sharing of data, images, sound, writing, or other information among computing devices controlled by the senders or recipients of the messages

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 1001*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS > SUBCHAPTER I-INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS**

