EU to Begin Probe Into WhatsApp AI Features Rollout, FT Says (1)

The European Union plans to start an investigation into how Meta Platforms Inc. built AI features into WhatsApp this year, the Financial Times reported, in what could be the latest probe into Big Tech’s dominance of the region’s online scene.

The European Commission is preparing to open a probe into the way the US company integrated its “Meta AI” system into the popular messaging service, the newspaper reported. The agency may announce the investigation as soon as in coming days, it added.

It’s unclear what aspect of the rollout, which began in March, the agency may be targeting. The ...