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Meta Platforms ne ek smart move chala hai. Europe mein OpenAI jaise rivals ko apni WhatsApp business API ka limited free access dene ka offer kiya hai.
Isse Meta European Commission ke regulatory action se bachna chahta hai. Commission Meta ke AI assistant sector mein practices ko lekar pehle se hi investigation kar rahi thi. Offer ke according, competitors WhatsApp API use kar sakte hain, par ek certain limit tak free. Uske baad fees lagengi. Is offer par feedback dene ki last date May 18 thi.
EU ka aim hai market mein fair competition banana aur kisi dominant company ko competition dabane se rokna. Lekin, yeh solution sabke liye kaam nahi kar raha. Kuch choti AI firms, jaise California ki The Interaction Company (jo Poke.com AI assistant banati hai), ka kehna hai ki yeh offer "competition concerns ko solve karne se bahut door hai". France ki startup Agentik ne bhi kaha hai ki Meta ka apna AI assistant zyada favourable terms par operate karega, jisse uneven competition hoga.
Pehle bhi issue hua tha jab October 2025 mein Meta ne rules badle the jisse third-party AI providers WhatsApp par customers tak nahi pahunch sakte the. Baad mein fees lekar access diya, jisko EU ne ban hi maan liya tha. European Commission December 2025 se Meta ki policies ko investigate kar rahi hai aur unhe lagta hai ki EU antitrust laws ka breach hua hai.
May 19, 2026 tak, Meta Platforms (META) ka market capitalization lagbhag $1.56 trillion hai aur P/E ratio 22.22 ke aas-paas hai. Stock ka 52-week range $520.26 se $796.25 ke beech hai, aur current trading price $602.61 ke aas-paas hai. Meta ka average trading volume 13.72 million shares hai. Company ka net profit March 2026 quarter tak 60.9% year-over-year grow hua hai.
Meta pehle bhi apne AI integration ko lekar scrutiny mein raha hai. Late 2025 mein EU ne Meta ki AI policies par formal antitrust investigation shuru ki thi, khaas kar yeh dekhne ke liye ki kya WhatsApp Business Solution ko use karne se AI providers ko block karne se third-party AI services ke liye barriers create hue hain. Investigation EU competition rules ke under dominant position ke abuse par focus kar rahi hai.
Meta ka kehna hai ki users doosre channels se bhi AI services use kar sakte hain aur unke integrations market entry mein hinder nahi karte. Yeh current proposal discussions aur investigations ka direct response hai, jiska aim regulatory action se pehle resolution nikalna hai. Agar Meta antitrust laws violate karta hai toh 10% global annual turnover tak ka fine lag sakta hai.