Microsoft’s Copilot will stop responding inside WhatsApp on January 15, 2026, after WhatsApp’s owner revised its Business API terms to explicitly bar third‑party, general‑purpose large‑language‑model (LLM) chatbots from operating as primary services through the platform. Background
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Meta’s decision to prohibit non‑Meta conversational assistants from operating through WhatsApp’s Business Solution has reshaped the battleground for everyday AI, setting a clear deadline—January 15, 2026—and provoking regulators, enterprises, and developers worldwide to scramble for...
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