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The eu antitrust tag covers European Union actions affecting major technology platforms, cloud providers, and AI services. Recent coverage examines Meta’s business-platform rules and the return of ChatGPT to WhatsApp across the European Economic Area after an antitrust order. It also follows EU Digital Markets Act scrutiny of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, including investigations into whether cloud infrastructure providers should be treated as gatekeepers. For Windows users and IT teams, these developments connect competition policy with access to AI assistants, cloud procurement, security, software infrastructure, and public-sector resilience. The tag is useful for tracking how EU regulation may influence Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, and enterprise technology services.
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    ChatGPT Returns to WhatsApp in EU After Meta Antitrust Order

    OpenAI has restored ChatGPT access through WhatsApp in the European Economic Area, allowing users in the 27 EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway to message the verified 1-800-CHATGPT contact without creating an account. The service returned on July 13, 2026, six months after...
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    EU DMA Push Targets AWS and Azure as Cloud Gatekeepers: What Windows IT Teams Need

    The European Union is moving toward treating Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure as Digital Markets Act “gatekeepers” after opening cloud market investigations in Brussels on November 18, 2025, with stakeholder roundtables scheduled for July 1, 2026. The decision is not merely another...
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