Meta Platforms (META) is facing an investigation and a potential fine in Turkey for possible violation of competition rules, the country's Competition Board said Friday.

The investigation will determine whether Meta violated the country's competition law by integrating its Meta AI service into WhatsApp and preventing third-party general-purpose generative AI chatbots from offering services on WhatsApp, the regulator said.

The regulator said it has imposed an interim measure on Meta, directing the company to enable third parties to offer services through WhatsApp. Failure to do so within one month could lead to administrative fines, the regulator added.

Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.