Meta’s EU fight over AI access spotlights new case law on platform pricing
By Lewis Crofts ( October 21, 2026, 14:52 GMT | Comment) -- Meta Platforms’ tussle with EU enforcers over rival AI assistants' access to WhatsApp is testing the pricing implications of a 2025 EU court judgment that curtails tech platforms’ ability to refuse access to outsiders. The full text of an injunction, published on Tuesday, sets out the European Commission's emerging thinking and exposes a deep difference of opinion with Meta. The company has appealed, but fuller analysis of its prices will be part of a deeper ongoing investigation.Meta Platforms' tussle with the European Commission over access to WhatsApp for rival companies' AI assistants is testing the pricing implications of a recent judgment by the EU's highest court that curtailed dominant platforms’ ability to refuse access to outsiders....
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