EU Reportedly Considering Interim Action Against Meta Over WhatsApp’s AI Policy

Key Highlights: Meta has been under the European Commission’s radar for multiple reasons in the past. Now, it seems Facebook’s parent company is yet again in hot water in the EU. This time, the issue that the EC has flagged is related to access for third-party AI assistants inside WhatsApp. Late last year, the EU launched a probe into the matter. At the time, the EC said that its investigation would cover all regions in the EU except Italy, since the latter was already looking into Meta’s updated WhatsApp Business Solution Terms that block third-party AI chatbots inside WhatsApp. The