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WhatsApp Starts Rolling Out Parent-Managed Accounts
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 11, 2026
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WhatsApp will soon roll out parent-managed accounts, which will let parents or guardians configure accounts…
Meta Launches New Anti-Scam Tools on WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 11, 2026
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Meta is rolling out new security tools today on WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger to protect…
AI Chatbots Can Come Back to WhatsApp, If They Pay
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 05, 2026
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WhatsApp will once again allow third-party chatbots to use its business API to interact with…
WhatsApp Now Lets Group Admins Share Message History With Newcomers
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 20, 2026
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WhatsApp is improving its Groups feature by allowing group admins and other members to share…
EU Commission Says WhatsApp Banning Other AI Chatbots May Be Anticompetitive
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 09, 2026
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The European Commission has warned Meta that WhatsApp’s recent decision to block third-party chatbots on…
WhatsApp Launches Strict Account Settings for Public Figures
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 27, 2026
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WhatsApp announced today the upcoming rollout of Strict Account Settings, a new option to enable…
European Commission Says WhatsApp Falls Under DSA Regulation
- Paul Thurrott
- Jan 26, 2026
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The European Commission (EC) announced that Meta's WhatsApp messaging service has enough users to qualify…
FTC Appeals Ruling in Meta Antitrust Case
- Paul Thurrott
- Jan 20, 2026
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission appealed its November 2025 defeat in the Meta antitrust case,…
WhatsApp Improves its Groups Feature With Member Tags and Event Reminders
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 07, 2026
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WhatsApp announced today some upgrades for its Groups feature, with new member tags, event reminders,…
WhatsApp is Losing its ChatGPT and Copilot Chatbots
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 26, 2025
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WhatsApp users will soon lose access to the ChatGPT and Copilot chatbots that arrived in…
WhatsApp for iPhone is Getting Multi-Account Support
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 19, 2025
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WhatsApp for iPhone will soon add support for multiple accounts, which has been a top-requested…
Meta Did Not Create an Illegal Monopoly with Instagram and WhatsApp Acquisitions
- Paul Thurrott
- Nov 18, 2025
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A U.S. judge ruled today that Meta did not illegally create or maintain a monopoly…
WhatsApp to Enable Messaging Interoperability With Two Other Apps in the EU
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 14, 2025
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Meta will soon enable messaging interoperability in WhatsApp for EU users. BirdyChat and Haiket are…
WhatsApp is Now Available on the Apple Watch
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 05, 2025
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WhatsApp has just launched a new Apple Watch App that lets users read and respond…
WhatsApp Now Supports Passkeys for Chat Backup Encryption
- Laurent Giret
- Oct 30, 2025
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WhatsApp is improving its end-to-end encrypted backups for chats by adding support for passkeys.
WhatsApp Now Supports Live and Motion Photos Sharing
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 29, 2025
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WhatsApp now lets iPhone and Android users share Live Photos and Motion Photos, which will move…