US EditionMeta criticises EU antitrust move against WhatsApp block on AI rivals
The European Commission seeks to prevent Meta from monopolizing AI access on WhatsApp, citing risks of serious market harm and dominance abuse in the AI assistant sector.
- On Monday, the European Commission told Meta it intends to impose interim measures and sent a Statement of Objections over blocking third-party AI assistants on WhatsApp.
- Meta updated its WhatsApp Business policy in October 2025, the restrictions fully took effect on January 15, 2026, and an EU probe began in December 2025 into Meta's market dominance.
- The European Commission says the updates effectively banned third‑party AI assistants on WhatsApp, naming OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot as blocked, with OpenAI leaving after serving over 50 million users.
- The European Commission said that if Brussels rules against Meta, it could face fines and orders to change WhatsApp integrations, and regulators note emergency measures are rarely used.
- Viewing WhatsApp as a key gateway, the European Commission says dominance risks blocking rivals, with interim measures possibly forcing Meta to restore third‑party AI assistant access, Ribera said.
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The European Commission has warned US tech giant Meta that it intends to implement measures to prevent a policy change on WhatsApp that would prevent third-party AI assistance — a move the executive sees as a potential antitrust violation.
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