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Meta faces possible Italian injunction for blocking chatbots from WhatsApp

( November 26, 2025, 07:28 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta's move to exclude AI chatbots from WhatsApp could face interim measures from the Italian Competition Authority, which said Tuesday that it was considering such an intervention. The agency said it was expanding an existing inquiry into the possibility Meta may be favoring its own AI on the messaging platform to include the tech giant's move to exclude rival chatbots. The statement follows. The decision to open an interim measures procedure is attached....

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