tech
February 9, 2026
Meta warned EU plans to impose measures on tech giant to reverse WhatsApp AI policy
The move follows the European Commission announcing an investigation in December into whether the social media giant had breached antitrust rules.
TL;DR
- The European Commission is considering imposing "interim measures" on Meta regarding WhatsApp's policy on third-party AI assistants.
- The Commission preliminarily believes Meta has breached EU antitrust rules by effectively banning general-purpose AI assistants from WhatsApp.
- Meta's policy, which came into effect in January, updated its WhatsApp Business Solution Terms.
- Interim measures would require Meta to maintain third-party AI assistants' access to WhatsApp under previous terms during the investigation.
- Meta argues that the Commission's logic is incorrect and that WhatsApp Business API is not a key distribution channel for AI chatbots.
- The EU has previously fined other U.S. big tech companies, including Apple, Meta, and Google, for breaching EU rules.
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