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TechnologyThe Verge2h ago

WhatsApp ordered to host rival AI assistants for free

Meta has been ordered by the European Commission to restore free WhatsApp access for chatbots made by rival AI providers while the regulator finishes its antitrust investigation. The rare interim measure announced on Tuesday was deemed necessary "to prevent serious and irreparable damage to comp...

TechnologyThe Hill12h ago

Meta accuses Israeli spyware firm of again targeting WhatsApp users

Meta accused an Israeli spyware firm on Monday of violating a court order restricting phishing attempts on WhatsApp, a social messaging platform owned by the technology company.    In an online statement, Meta announced it has asked a federal court to hold NSO Group in contempt for alleged ties t...

TechnologyFrance2414h ago

EU orders Meta to reopen WhatsApp to rival AI assistants

The EU has ordered Meta to grant rival AI chatbots free access to its WhatsApp platform within five working days, while it completes its antitrust investigation into the company. Meta says it will appeal, accusing the EU of 'regulatory overreach'. Meanwhile, Brussels hit back at Apple after the...

TechnologyGuardian World18h ago

Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says

Tech company says it ‘caught and disrupted’ NSO Group’s attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon A spyware firm has been targeting WhatsApp users with malicious links in contravention of a US court order forbidding it from doing so, Meta has said. In a post, Meta said WhatsApp had “caug...

TechnologyTechRepublic1d ago

Meta: NSO Tried Targeting WhatsApp Users Despite Court Order

Meta says WhatsApp disrupted new NSO-linked phishing attacks and is asking a court to hold the spyware firm in contempt. The post Meta: NSO Tried Targeting WhatsApp Users Despite Court Order appeared first on TechRepublic .