The European Commission may require Meta to support third-party AI chatbots on WhatsApp for the duration of its investigation

Last November, Meta had banned all AI chatbots on their platform, as expected except for their own. But this decision did not please the European Commissionwhich has opened a investigation in this regard to determine whether this represents a abuse of dominant positionby benefiting only your chatbot. Although the investigation is still ongoing, before it is concluded the European Commission may require Meta to third-party chatbots are available again.

The European Commission may require Meta to reinstate third-party AI chatbots

The third party chatbots They stopped being available last January 15but it seems that the European Commission does not agree with this. From Europe they have come to the conclusion that Meta WhatsApp is the leading application in communications, and that prohibiting the use of other chatbots on its platform may constitute a abuse of dominant position. A conclusion that can be reached with preliminary measures how to enable these chatbots with third-party AI.

Despite this decision, Meta will be able to defend his positionalthough in the meantime European Commission may require interim measures to ensure that users continue to have access to third party chatbots while the investigation continues. These actions seek to avoid possible negative effects on competition and consumers during the process.

The provisional measure may be in force until the investigation is completed

Meanwhile, the European Commission continues investigating This situation, which has affected companies such as Microsoft and OpenAIforced to withdraw their chatbots from a platform as widespread as it is WhatsApp. The outcome could influence how large platforms manage the integration of external services in the future.