# U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms has offered to give its messaging application "WhatsApp" access to rival chatbots.

*genai · news · 2026-05-12 · The News International*

## Key points

- Meta will grant rival AI chatbots free access to WhatsApp's Business API for one month.
- The move directly responds to the EU Commission's order and ongoing antitrust investigation.
- Meta previously restricted WhatsApp access to its own Meta AI assistant, then charged rivals a fee.
- The EU case was initiated by complaints from Poke.com and a Spanish AI developer.
- Resolving these concerns could help Meta avoid fines up to 10% of its annual global turnover.

**Companies:** Meta Platforms, The Interaction Company
**Countries:** United States, Spain

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