Pakistan, Feb. 9 -- The European Union has threatened Meta Platforms to stop blocking AI rivals on WhatsApp while it investigates alleged abuse of dominance. The European Commission sent a statement of objections to Meta, signaling possible interim measures. Regulators said these measures would prevent serious harm to competitors during the investigation.

EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera said dominant tech companies cannot illegally leverage their position to gain unfair advantage. She added that interim measures may quickly preserve competitor access to WhatsApp and prevent Meta's new policy from harming competition irreparably.

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