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EU orders Meta to allow rival AI chatbots free access to WhatsApp

June 9, 2026 · High importance · policy
Editorial Analysis

EU antitrust regulators ordered Meta to provide free access to WhatsApp for rival AI chatbots like OpenAI during an ongoing probe into market power abuse. Meta plans to appeal, highlighting tensions between platform control and competitive access in AI ecosystems.

At a Glance
Date
June 9, 2026
Importance
High 4/5
Category
policy
Axis of Change
Regulatory Constraint
Organizations
Meta European Union
Models Affected
No specific model identified
Sources
  1. 01 reuters.com
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