European Union: European Commission investigation into Meta's blocking of AI business communications on WhatsApp for possible competition law breach (Case AT.41034)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
08 Feb 2026 under investigation
04 Dec 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
messaging service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Commission issued Statement of Objections regarding interim measures against Meta over alleged exclusion of third-party AI from WhatsApp
On 8 February 2026, the European Commission sent a statement of objections to Meta regarding its intention to impose interim measures to address the alleged exclusion of third-party Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants from the WhatsApp messaging…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government
European Commission announced investigation into Meta's blocking of AI business communications on WhatsApp for possible competition law breach
On 4 December 2025, the European Commission opened an investigation into Meta's blocking of AI business communications on WhatsApp for possible competition law breach. The company's policy change, which took effect for new users on 15 October 2025 a…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government