Meta will ban general-purpose AI chatbots from WhatsApp Business API starting January 15, 2026, forcing ChatGPT and others ...

WhatsApp plans to limit messages that go unanswered. This is intended to curb unwanted advertising messages. WhatsApp wants ...

Effective January 15, 2026, the move will impact AI companies, including OpenAI, Perplexity, Luzia, and Poke, which use WhatsApp to deliver conversational services. Confirming the development to ...

Meta’s new rules will remove all third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp, forcing users to link accounts to preserve ChatGPT conversations before January 15, 2026.

OpenAI confirmed ChatGPT will leave WhatsApp on January 15, 2026, after Meta’s updated business API policy effectively bans general-purpose third-party AI chatbots. OpenAI urges users to link their ...