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Unnati.Gusain @ Firstpost Tech · 01/12/2026 22:58 EDT

Meta to exclude Italy from rival chatbot ban on WhatsApp

Meta will exempt Italy from its planned WhatsApp ban on rival AI chatbots after an order from the country’s antitrust regulator. The EU is conducting a separate investigation without interim action.

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