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EU Commission said Meta breached EU antitrust rules by excluding usage of third party Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’) assistants in WhatsApp

  • EU Commission said its preliminary investigation indicate Meta breached EU antitrust rules by excluding third party Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’) assistants.
  • It plans to impose interim measures to prevent Meta’s policy change from causing “serious and irreparable harm” on the market , subject to Meta’s reply and rights of defense.
  • Meta banned third-party AI assistants in WhatsApp in October 2025 and the EU Commission opened formal proceedings in December 2025.
  • EU Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera said in a Bloomberg interview that Meta risks a temporary ban in the EU (Min: 1:00).

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_310

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