EU Issues Warning to Meta Over Closing Off WhatsApp to AI Rivals | Social Media Today

by Admin | February 10, 2026

EU Issues Warning to Meta Over Closing Off WhatsApp to AI Rivals | Social Media Today

It feels like we’re headed for a significant diplomatic conflict over EUs ongoing penalties being issued to American-owned social platforms, as the Trump administration continues to share its dissatisfaction with EU regulations, and social platforms continue to be hit with major penalties. And those hits just keep on coming, with Meta this week issued an official warning from EU officials over its policies which block the use of rival artificial intelligence assistants on WhatsApp, which is potentially in violation of EU rules around competition and market fairness.

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