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Meta faces EU antitrust probe on WhatsApp AI and will cut Reality Labs spending by up to 30%, saving $5-6 billion and offering EU users new ad personalization options starting 2026.
Meta strongly opposes new EU antitrust demands, calling them excessive and warning of harm to innovation, amid escalating Big Tech regulatory tensions in Europe.
The EU plans a Digital Services Act expansion targeting Meta and Microsoft to counter hybrid threats and disinformation, including deepfakes, under the European Democracy Shield proposal.