Meta faces off with EU, Poke, OpenAI over interim move against chatbot fees
By Anna Ferrari, Jean Comte and Lewis Crofts ( May 5, 2026, 14:17 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms is appearing Tuesday afternoon at a closed-door hearing to contest EU moves aimed at imposing an interim block on the way it treats AI chatbots running across its WhatsApp platform. The European Commission is backed by providers Poke.com, Agentik and OpenAI, as well as the consumer group BEUC, MLex has learned. Ten national regulators are also observing proceedings. Meta Platforms is appearing Tuesday afternoon at a closed-door hearing to contest EU moves aimed at imposing an interim block on the way it treats AI chatbots running across its WhatsApp platform....
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