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WhatsApp isn’t ‘key distribution channel’ for AI bots, Meta says

By Lewis Crofts ( February 9, 2026, 09:50 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission has wrongly assumed that AI bots such as Perplexity and Poke.com need WhatsApp to distribute their services, Meta Platforms said, pushing back against EU charges levied on Monday. EU competition commissioner Teresa Ribera said it was important to ensure choice remained in a fast-developing market.The European Commission has wrongly assumed that AI bots such as Perplexity and Poke.com need WhatsApp to distribute their services, Meta Platforms said, pushing back against EU charges levied on Monday....

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