EU ordered Meta to restore free WhatsApp access for rival AI assistants
SumitGup · x · 2026-11-02
The post argues Meta's blocking of an AI assistant's WhatsApp integration shows how threatened Meta feels: the European Commission has already ordered Meta to restore free WhatsApp access for rival AI assistants across the EEA.
The quoted tweet is a workaround notice: users affected by the Instinct ban are being offered invites to an alternative service (iradotso). The author's stance: AI needs an open ecosystem, not platform gatekeepers.
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