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AGCM: Meta AI in WhatsApp antitrust case

Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) · A576 · decided Dec 24, 2025 · Active

Italy's competition authority ordered Meta to suspend WhatsApp Business terms that exclude competing AI chatbots, in an abuse of dominance probe opened over Meta AI's integration into WhatsApp.

The case

Against
Meta
Regulator
Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)
Docket
A576
Decided
Dec 24, 2025
Status
ActiveInterim measures ordered while the investigation continues.

History

3 dated entries
DateEntry
Dec 24, 2025Decision: AGCM: Meta AI in WhatsApp
Nov 25, 2025Filing: Interim measures procedure opened
Jul 30, 2025Filing: Investigation opened
WhenCase
Sep 25Further Case Management Conference Todaynext dateKadrey v. MetaFurther Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Sep 25Telephone Conference Todaynext dateUnited States v. Visa (debit)Telephone ConferenceActiveAntitrustS.D. N.Y.
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext dateUnited States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.
Oct 6Next Case Management Conference in 11dnext dateIn re Meta Pixel Healthcare LitigationNext Case Management ConferenceActivePrivacyN.D. Cal.
Aug 26Filed 30d agofiledTexas AG v. Meta: child safety settlementSettledConsumer protectionTexas Attorney Generalover $1 billion
Jul 23Filed 64d agofiledEU Commission: Google DMA finesDecidedAntitrustEuropean CommissionEUR 890 million
Jul 9Filed 78d agofiledEU Commission: SAP ERP support commitmentsClosedAntitrustEuropean Commission
Jul 2Filed 85d agofiledSullivan v. MetaActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
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A576 - Meta AI / WhatsApp

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