Meta warned EU plans to impose measures on tech giant to reverse WhatsApp AI policy
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The European Commission told Meta it intends to impose interim measures to stop the company from excluding third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp while an antitrust probe continues. The Commission's preliminary view is that Meta breached EU competition rules after updating WhatsApp Business Solution Terms to effectively ban third-party general-purpose AI assistants. The interim measures would ask Meta to restore access under the previous terms during the investigation; Meta disputes the need, saying many alternative AI distribution channels exist. The article notes recent large EU fines against big tech, providing context for the Commission's swift enforcement stance.
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