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Meta offers rival AI chatbots free WhatsApp access for a month under EU antitrust pressure
Technology
Published on 12 May 2026
The EU may have forced this access deal
Meta Platforms will let rival AI chatbots access WhatsApp for free for one month, as the company negotiates commitments with EU antitrust regulators. The European Commission signaled it could require Meta to open access. Earlier, Meta limited its own AI assistant to WhatsApp, then floated charging rivals—now it appears to be backing down.
- Meta will provide rival AI chatbots free WhatsApp access for a month
- The offer comes amid Meta’s EU antitrust talks and proposed commitments
- EU regulators had hinted they could mandate WhatsApp access
- Meta previously limited its AI assistant and later proposed fees for rivals
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