After Italy, WhatsApp excludes Brazil from rival chatbot ban

Published on January 15, 2026
WhatsApp is allowing AI providers to continue offering their chatbots to users in Brazil, days after the country's competition agency ordered the company to suspend its new policy that bars third-party, general-purpose chatbots from the app.
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