Brazil’s CADE queries WhatsApp clients over API access, AI chatbot distribution
By Maria Júlia Baumert ( April 7, 2026, 19:21 GMT | Insight) -- Brazil’s competition authority demanded information from major users of Meta’s WhatsApp Business API as part of an ongoing administrative inquiry into the company’s practices. The probe focuses on whether changes to WhatsApp’s policies — particularly those affecting the distribution of AI-powered chatbots and access to its business API — may have infringed competition law.Brazil’s competition authority demanded information from major users of Meta’s WhatsApp Business API as part of an ongoing administrative inquiry into the company’s practices. ...
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