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WhatsApp to Block ChatGPT, Copilot, and All Third-Party AI Chatbots Starting 2026

In Tech
December 16, 2025

WhatsApp is tightening its rules around AI, and starting January 15, 2026, the platform will block all third-party AI chatbots including ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. This follows WhatsApp’s updated Business API terms, which now explicitly prohibit “general-purpose chatbots” from operating on the platform. According to Meta, the API was built for businesses to communicate with customers—not to […]