The shift in sentiment follows news that U.K. antitrust authorities have launched a formal investigation into Meta Platforms. Regulators are scrutinizing proposed changes to the company’s platform that would enable the firm to scrape publisher web content for artificial intelligence training. This regulatory hurdle weighed heavily on Meta’s stock performance, dragging down the broader communications index even as carriers provided a counterbalance. By focusing on established dividend payers, market participants are signaling a cautious approach to the current volatility in the tech landscape.