WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy

WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy

Meta announced Wednesday that it will charge developers for running chatbots on WhatsApp in regions where regulators are forcing the company to allow them. The move comes after the company’s ban on third-party chatbots on WhatsApp took effect on January 15.  For now, Meta will charge developers in Italy, where the country’s competition watchdog asked…

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Meta pauses teen access to AI characters

Meta pauses teen access to AI characters

“Meta pauses teen access to AI characters” Meta is halting teens’ access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday. Meta Platforms Inc., which own Instagram and WhatsApp, said that starting in the “coming weeks,” teens will no longer be able to access AI characters “until the updated experience…

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Threads rolls out ads to all users worldwide

Threads rolls out ads to all users worldwide

Meta on Wednesday announced it’s expanding ads on Threads to all users globally. The expansion, which starts next week, will be gradual, the company says, noting it may take months for the full rollout to complete. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly praised the social app and X rival, which has now grown to over…

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