The European Commission Will Investigate Allegations Of Meta Antitrust Related To AI Integration On WhatsApp

Meta is investigated on suspicion of AI monopoly on WhatsApp (photo: dock.unsplash)

JAKARTA Brussels, the Belgian capital, plans to investigate Meta Platforms. This investigation focuses on alleged antitrust on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) feature in the WhatsApp application.

Based on the Financial Times report, the European Commission will open this investigation. During the investigation, the Commission will study how Meta integrates the Meta AI system into its popular messaging service.

This AI chatbot is integrated across almost all Meta services, including Instagram and Facebook. Integration into WhatsApp is also known to have been launched across European markets since March this year.

This investigation also follows Italy's steps in monitoring Meta. Italy's Antitrust Supervisory Agency has opened an investigation with similar allegations since last July. The investigation is known to have been expanded in November 2025.

The agency is testing whether Meta blocks competing chatbots from using its messaging platform. If proven to block its competitors, Meta will be accused of abusing its dominance in the European market.

Meta has not responded to the European Commission's plan, but the company has responded to Italy's investigation. According to him, the investigation is "baseless". For the latest antitrust investigation by the European Commission, Meta admits that it has not received details of its investigation.

The European Commission is expected to announce its investigation into Meta in the coming days. This investigation will be carried out under traditional antitrust rules, not the Digital Markets Act (DMA).