Meta opens WhatsApp Business API to AI chatbots in Europe amid EU antitrust scrutinyThe move comes after the European Commission last month told Meta it was considering temporary measures to prevent the company from enforci...
05 Mar, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
Meta to allow AI rivals on WhatsApp in bid to stave off EU actionThe European Commission, the EU's competition enforcer, last month threatened interim measures to prevent potential serious and irreparable...
05 Mar, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
EU warns Meta it must open up WhatsApp to rival AI chatbotsCompetition chief Teresa Ribera said the EU was "considering quickly imposing interim measures on Meta, to preserve access for competitors ...
09 Feb, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Italy watchdog orders Meta to halt WhatsApp terms barring rival AI chatbots: ReportItaly's competition authority (AGCM) has instructed Meta to stop enforcing rules that may obstruct competing AI chatbots from operating on ...
24 Dec, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
Italy competition watchdog broadens probe into Meta over AI tools in WhatsAppItaly's antitrust authority has expanded its investigation into Meta Platforms, alleging abuse of dominance via AI tools on WhatsApp. The r...
26 Nov, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
Meta faces Italian competition investigation over WhatsApp AI chatbotItaly's antitrust authority has started an investigation into Meta Platforms. The probe focuses on the integration of Meta AI into WhatsApp...
30 Jul, 2025, 01.30 PM IST
Italy's antitrust takes aim at Google over personal data usageThe antitrust body said Google presented its request for users' consent in a way that could limit their freedom of choice, by inducing them...
18 Jul, 2024, 04.15 PM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechEU regulators probe Big Tech. Apple addresses DMA breaches, Spotify's complaint. Microsoft leaves OpenAI’s board. Meta's consent model, Cro...
11 Jul, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
South Africa to investigate Microsoft over cloud computing licensing practicesThe South African case against Microsoft is likely to mirror the European Union antitrust case, according to the source. Microsoft is not a...
05 Apr, 2024, 11.52 AM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechApple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google could receive hefty fines by the end of the year for alleged breaches including disparaging riv...
25 Mar, 2024, 07.51 PM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechApple, Meta Platforms and Google are set to be investigated for potential violations of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) that...
22 Mar, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
A look at how European regulators are cracking down on Big TechHere is look at some of the actions taken by European watchdogs to keep a tab on big technology companies.
06 Mar, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
Italy wrestles with antitrust loophole that could save Amazon a packetThe European Commission is closely following the matter, which has potential implications for a record €1.1-billion ($1.2 billion) fine in ...
11 May, 2023, 06.02 PM IST
Gucci's offices in Italy raided in EU antitrust probeThe European Commission, which runs the EU's powerful antitrust authority, is looking into allegations the companies had violated the bloc'...
20 Apr, 2023, 01.31 PM IST
Italy probes Meta over abuse of position in music rights caseLast month, Meta, which owns Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram, failed to reach a deal with SIAE to renew the copyright license. As a result...
05 Apr, 2023, 02.44 PM IST
ArcelorMittal tells Ilva it wants to change buying contractArcelorMittal, the world's top steelmaker, reached a 1.8-billion-euro deal to buy Ilva in June but the purchase has since stalled due to le...
23 Dec, 2017, 09.10 PM IST
- Italy's privacy regulator probes Google over Street View
Italy's privacy regulator on Wednesday said it has opened an investigation into Google after the firm admitted to have mistakenly gathered ...
20 May, 2010, 04.42 AM IST