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European Union regulators have directed Meta to permit competing artificial intelligence chatbots to access WhatsApp at no cost, as authorities investigate whether the tech giant leveraged its market dominance improperly.
Italy's competition authority has halted its probe into Meta over allegations the tech giant misused market dominance by deploying an AI tool on WhatsApp, deferring to the European Commission's broader inquiry.