The European Commission on June 9 ordered Meta Platforms to restore free access to WhatsApp for competing AI chatbots while its investigation into the company's practices continues. The interim measure follows charges issued in February and April and rejects Meta's proposed access fee. Meta stated it will appeal the order.
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“Meta ordered by EU to allow rival AI chatbots back on WhatsApp for free”
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The order challenges Meta's use of WhatsApp dominance to favor its own AI and foreclose rivals.
“Gatekeeper control and need for proactive antitrust enforcement in emerging technology”
The measure constitutes regulatory overreach that punishes success and distorts market incentives.
“Respect for property rights and voluntary contracts over shielding smaller players”
The order directly infringes property rights by forcing Meta to grant free access to its platform.
“Freedom of contract and market signals versus bureaucratic mandates”
All three views accept the foreclosure framing while overlooking operational costs, encryption constraints, and benefits to large firms like OpenAI.
“Unexamined technical realities and whether the policy functions partly as industrial policy”
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