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Meta chatbot case has spurred faultless EU-Italy cooperation, Italian official says

By Nicholas Hirst ( March 25, 2026, 21:25 GMT | Insight) -- The teamwork between EU and Italian antitrust officials over Meta’s ejection of chatbots from WhatsApp has been a “perfect example of mutual cooperation,” according to a senior Italian enforcer. Saverio Valentino also said that the Italian antitrust agency was closely following negotiations between its German counterpart and Apple over the company's privacy prompt.  The teamwork between EU and Italian antitrust officials over Meta’s ejection of chatbots from WhatsApp has been a “perfect example of mutual cooperation,” according to a senior Italian enforcer....

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