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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
National
Muskan Singh

Is Meta opening WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots just to avoid tougher EU action? Here's what happened

Meta is making a new move in the fast-growing AI race, and this time WhatsApp is at the center of it.

The company has reportedly offered rival AI chatbots limited free access to WhatsApp in Europe while it works through mounting pressure from EU regulators. But smaller competitors say the proposal still gives Meta an unfair advantage. The latest dispute highlights how aggressively Europe is now policing competition in artificial intelligence and digital markets, as per a report by Reuters.

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