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Italy, Brazil’s speedy WhatsApp interventions highlight limits of EU rules, top enforcer says

By Nicholas Hirst ( January 20, 2026, 16:01 GMT | Insight) -- Interim measures in Italy and Brazil, suspending Meta’s new WhatsApp policy for AI chatbots, highlight how EU law constrains the ability of the European Commission to quickly impose interim measures, according to Linsey McCallum, a top EU antitrust enforcer.Interim measures in Italy and Brazil, suspending Meta’s new WhatsApp policy for AI chatbots, highlight how EU law constrains the ability of the European Commission, which is also investigating the move, to quickly impose interim measures, according to a top EU antitrust enforcer....

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