Business - EU orders Meta to reopen WhatsApp to rival AI assistants

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 09, 2026 · 137 words · By Yuka ROYER

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Why it matters

The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Brussels hits back at Apple after the iPhone maker blamed the EU's Digital Marketing Act for its decision to delay the rollout of its new Siri AI in Europe. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Brussels hits back at Apple after the iPhone maker blamed the EU's Digital Marketing Act for its decision to delay the rollout of its new Siri AI in Europe.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Brussels hits back at Apple after the iPhone maker blamed the EU's Digital Marketing Act for its decision to delay the rollout of its new Siri AI in Europe”

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Multiple sources confirm that Apple delayed the rollout of Siri AI in the EU and cited the Digital Markets Act (DMA) as the reason, while the EU disputed that the DMA prohibits such launches.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Siri AI ( SEER-ee) is a virtual assistant and chatbot developed by Apple which will be included in devices that support Apple Intelligence and running iOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, macOS 27, and vis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siri_AI

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses generative models to generate text, images, videos, audio, software code or other forms of data. Thes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_AI

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — macOS Sequoia (version 15) is the twenty-first major release of Apple's macOS operating system. The successor to macOS Sonoma, it was announced at WWDC 2024 on June 10, 2024. In line with Apple's prac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Sequoia

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Claim 2: “the EU... completes its antitrust investigation into the company [Meta]”

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Multiple sources confirm that the EU has launched an antitrust investigation into Meta regarding the implementation of AI features in WhatsApp.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meta Platforms, Inc. (doing business as Meta) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Meta owns and operates several prominent social media platforms a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The social media platform Meta Platforms services 3 billion users across its subsidiaries Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Threads. Meta employs an estimated 60,000–80,000 employees as of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_and_unions

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Threads is an American social media microblogging service operated by Meta Platforms. Threads requires an Instagram account to use the service and features integration between the two platforms. Upon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(social_network)

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Claim 3: “The EU has ordered Meta to grant rival AI chatbots free access to its WhatsApp platform within five working days”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the European Commission ordered Meta to grant rival AI chatbots free access to WhatsApp within five working days.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In September 2021, Meta launched Ray-Ban Stories, its first generation of smart glasses. In 2023, Meta and Ray-Ban released Ray-Ban Meta, the second generation of the companies' smart glasses line, wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_smart_glasses

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Claim 4: “Meta says it will appeal, accusing the EU of "regulatory overreach"”

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The specific quote regarding 'regulatory overreach' and the intent to appeal is explicitly mentioned in the France 24 search result, but not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... The EU has ordered Meta to grant rival AI chatbots free access to ... Meta says it will appeal, accusing the EU of "regulatory overreach".
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260609-eu-or…

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... Christopher Koppen And if US platforms decide not to play by EU rules, then what? Would you be here if META shut down in EU over the rules ...
https://www.facebook.com/euronews/posts/the-european-commiss…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... LONDON -- European Union regulators on Tuesday ordered Meta Platforms to restore access to WhatsApp for rival AI chatbot makers until an ...
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/jun/10/eu-orders-me…

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