WhatsApp Bans Third-Party AI Bots: ChatGPT, Perplexity Affected by Meta's New Rules
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News18•17-01-2026, 15:18
WhatsApp Bans Third-Party AI Bots: ChatGPT, Perplexity Affected by Meta's New Rules
- •Meta implemented new API rules on January 15, 2026, prohibiting third-party AI assistant bots on WhatsApp.
- •OpenAI's ChatGPT bot and others like Perplexity are no longer allowed to operate on the platform.
- •Meta's new rules specifically target general user AI assistant bots, not customer support or business chatbots.
- •Users can still access ChatGPT via its official website, mobile app, and browser.
- •OpenAI allows users to save old WhatsApp chats by linking their ChatGPT account from the contact profile.
Why It Matters: Meta's new WhatsApp API rules ban third-party AI assistants like ChatGPT, signaling increased AI competition.
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