ChatGPT Restored on WhatsApp Across the EEA on July 13, 2026 After EU Interim Antitrust Order
The European Commission issued emergency interim antitrust measures against Meta on June 9, 2026, ordering it to restore free access on WhatsApp for third-party AI assistants such as ChatGPT within five working days or face fines of up to 10% of global annual revenue. Meta complied on July 13, bringing ChatGPT back to WhatsApp across the European Economic Area. The move marked the EU’s first use of this kind of emergency enforcement tool in 17 years, targeting what regulators said was an abuse of dominance that restricted AI competition. The action applies only to Europe and does not affect other markets or alter Microsoft Copilot’s or OpenAI’s independent commercial status.