On January 15, the business implemented a restriction on WhatsApp that only permitted its Meta AI assistant. However, in March, it changed this policy to allow competitors to utilize the social messaging service for a price. The EU watchdog issued a second charge sheet as a result. “As part of ongoing discussions with the European Commission, general-purpose AI chatbots operating in the EEA will be given free access to the WhatsApp business API for one month,” a representative for Meta stated, referring to the European Economic Area. “This will provide the Commission and Meta enough time to complete the probe in a timely and equitable manner.”







