EU: WhatsApp Likely Broke Antitrust Law by Blocking Rival AI
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The European Commission intends to force Meta to open WhatsApp to third-party AI assistants; this could set a precedent for other platforms and potentially impact data privacy regulations.
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European Commission Intends to Force Meta to Open Chat App to Third Party AI The European Commission said Meta appears to have broken antitrust law by blocking third-party AI assistants from interfacing with their users through WhatsApp. It gave notice to parent company that Europe intends to open up WhatsApp to third-party general-purpose AI assistants.