Anonymous4 days ago
The European Commission on June 9, 2026, ordered Meta to restore free access to WhatsApp for rival AI assistants within five working days — the first EU interim antitrust measure in 17 years. The order, issued under Article 102 TFEU (abuse of dominant position), targets Meta's October 2025 policy banning third-party chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity from the WhatsApp Business API, a move that cut off over 50 million users. Meta has called the decision "regulatory overreach" and vowed to appeal, while the case raises unresolved questions about the intersection of competition law, end-to-end encryption, and GDPR compliance.