Meta seeks to avoid EU fine with free WhatsApp access for rival AI chatbots
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REUTERS — The company introduced a policy on January 15 allowing only its Meta AI assistant on WhatsApp, before subsequently amending it in March and saying rivals could use the social messaging app for a fee. That triggered a second charge sheet from the EU watchdog.
"As part of ongoing discussions with the European Commission, general-purpose AI chatbots operating in the EEA will be given free access to the WhatsApp business API for one month," a Meta spokesperson said, referring to the European Economic Area.
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