The European Union (EU) is planning a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) over how the company introduced its “Meta AI” assistant within WhatsApp, according to a report published Thursday.

The European Commission, which is the bloc’s top antitrust enforcer, was set to announce the investigation in the coming days, although the timing could shift, the Financial Times reported, citing officials familiar with the matter.

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Regulators plan to examine whether Meta’s rollout of AI-powered features inside WhatsApp complies with EU competition rules, and unlike several ongoing inquiries related to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), this one will be pursued under the bloc’s traditional antitrust framework, according ...