Meta appeals EU interim antitrust order targeting WhatsApp
By Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst ( August 17, 2026, 07:00 GMT | Insight) -- US tech giant Meta Platforms has taken the EU’s competition enforcer to court over an interim order requiring it to restore free access for rival AI assistants to WhatsApp. The challenge will test the commission's rare use of interim measures, which the regulator said was needed here to preserve competition in fast-moving AI markets.Meta Platforms has appealed a European Commission order that it restore free access for rival AI assistants to WhatsApp, MLex has learned....
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