Meta has updated its WhatsApp API policy to prohibit general-purpose AI chatbots, effective January 2026. This decision ...

Third-party chatbots will be banned from the platform as of Jan. 15, 2026, with Meta AI becoming the only remaining general-purpose chatbot available on WhatsApp.

Meta is adding parental controls for kids' interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots — including the ability to turn ...

Meta is adding parental controls for kids' interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots -- including the ability to ...

WhatsApp will soon block third-party AI chatbots from operating on its platform, a move that effectively makes Meta AI the ...

Effective January 15, 2026, the move will impact AI companies, including OpenAI, Perplexity, Luzia, and Poke, which use ...

Meta is launching a new set of parental controls to limit children's direct interactions with its AI character-chatbots in ...

WhatsApp is changing its policy to block AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Perplexity. From January 2026, only Meta’s own assistant will remain active.

Meta has updated its WhatsApp Business API policy to prohibit general-purpose AI assistants starting January 2026. This move aims to preserve WhatsApp’s infrastructure and monetisation while limiting ...

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned chat app, has revised its business API policy to prohibit general-purpose chatbots, impacting several ...

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, plans to roll out new safety features for its artificial intelligence (AI ...