Meta Offers Limited WhatsApp Access to Rival AI in EU
Meta offered limited free WhatsApp access to rival AI chatbots in the EU, but critics say usage caps and fees fail to address competition concerns under EU antitrust rules.
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EU Commission Concludes First Digital Markets Act Review
The Commission’s first DMA review confirms early benefits for competition and user choice while signaling stronger enforcement focus on cloud services and artificial intelligence.
Google Search Faces New Data Access Obligations Under the DMA
The European Commission proposes DMA remedies requiring Google to share Search data with rivals under FRAND terms, with final measures expected by July 2026 after public consultation.
Google Risks New EU Antitrust Action Over Advertising Prices
EU regulators are probing whether Google unfairly inflates search ad prices, raising fresh antitrust risks for its advertising model.
Meta Under EU Antitrust Scrutiny for WhatsApp AI Ban
The European Commission has accused Meta of abusing its dominance by excluding rival AI assistants from WhatsApp and signaled possible interim measures to protect competition.
Italy sanctions Apple €98 million for App Store tracking practices
Italy fines Apple €98 million for abusing dominance by imposing disproportionate App Tracking Transparency rules that harm app developers without justified privacy gains.
Commission opens antitrust probe into Google’s AI and YouTube data practices
The Commission is probing whether Google abused its dominance by using publishers’ and YouTube creators’ content for generative AI on unfair terms that also disadvantage rival AI developers.
Poland investigates Apple privacy rules and mobile advertising dominance
UOKiK probes whether Apple’s ATT privacy framework unlawfully favors its own advertising services over rival app publishers, potentially abusing its dominant position in the iOS ecosystem.
EU Commission probes AWS and Azure for cloud gatekeeper status under the DMA
The Commission is probing AWS and Azure under the DMA and assessing cloud market practices to determine gatekeeper status and potential updates to EU obligations on interoperability, data access, and fair contracts.
Apple asks EU to scrap Digital Markets Act
Apple calls for repeal or scaling back of the EU’s DMA, while the Commission rejects any rollback and intensifies enforcement under gatekeeper rules.