Meta gets EU interim injunction to keep WhatsApp open for AI bots
By Lewis Crofts ( June 9, 2026, 15:23 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms must restore free access for AI assistants to its WhatsApp messaging platform, after the European Commission took the rare step of imposing an interim injunction pending a full probe. The tech company had paused the rollout of a new policy that limits access to the likes of Poke.com and ChatGPT, but the EU regulator said it needed to prevent "serious and irreparable harm," saying new charges introduced by Meta were "equivalent" to the access ban. Meta said it would appeal. Meta Platforms must restore free access for AI assistants to its WhatsApp messaging platform, after the European Commission took the rare step of imposing an interim injunction pending a full probe....
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