EU orders Meta to open
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EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rivals

The European Commission is now ordering tech giant Meta to ensure that competing AI services have free access to the messaging service WhatsApp within five working days.

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"Today, we are demanding that Meta restore access to WhatsApp for competing AI assistants while we investigate whether the restrictions may violate EU competition rules," EU Commissioner Teresa Ribera wrote in a press release.

If Meta does not meet the requirements, it faces heavy fines.

The European Commission issued a warning in February in response to rule changes made by Meta in January, which resulted in other companies' AI technology being blocked from interacting with WhatsApp.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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