Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI ...
1 day ago · Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.
Italy Orders Meta to Halt Ban on Rival AI Chatbots on WhatsApp
22 hours ago · The reason for this controversy is that Meta made a new change to their business API policy in October that prohibits general-purpose chatbots from functioning on WhatsApp. If …
Italian Antitrust Authority Halts Meta's WhatsApp AI Chatbot ...
1 day ago · Breaking news from Rome: Italy’s competition watchdog has ordered Meta to freeze a policy that blocks companies from using WhatsApp Business tools to run thier own AI chatbots. The move …
Italy watchdog orders Meta to halt WhatsApp terms barring ...
2 days ago · A spokesperson for Meta called the decision "fundamentally flawed," and said the emergence of AI chatbots "put a strain on our systems that they were not designed to support".
Why Italy is stepping in over Meta’s AI ambitions on WhatsApp
The case centres on AI chatbots and whether recent changes to WhatsApp’s business platform could shut out rival providers.
Italy Watchdog Orders Meta to Allow Rival AI Chatbots in WhatsApp
2 days ago · The order seeks to secure access to WhatsApp for Meta’s AI competitors while an investigation continues.
Italy Watchdog Orders Meta to Suspend Exclusion of Rival AI ...
2 days ago · The Italian Competition Authority said it ordered WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms to suspend a policy that excludes rival artificial-intelligence chatbots from the messaging platform. The …