Meta Faces Risk of EU Restrictions Over WhatsApp AI Concern (1)

Meta Platforms Inc. has been threatened with an interim European Union ban on policies that allegedly block rival AI firms from operating on WhatsApp, unless the tech giant offers fixes that appease the bloc’s concerns.

In a so-called supplementary statement of objections, the European Commission said on Wednesday it intends to “impose interim measures to prevent these policy changes from causing serious and irreparable harm on the market, subject to Meta’s reply and rights of defence.”

The move comes after policies were earlier introduced by Meta that complainants say may unfairly prevent rival AI providers from offering their business services ...