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#13243237

26 January 2026

The list of AI characters available in Meta's chat apps is displayed on a smartphone screen, with another list of AI character icons in the background. On January 23, Meta announces the temporary suspension of its AI-powered conversational character features (AI characters) for underage users. In Creteil, France, on January 26, 20

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#13243241

26 January 2026

The list of AI characters available in Meta's chat apps is displayed on a smartphone screen, with the circular Meta AI logo in the background. Meta announces on January 23 that it temporarily suspends its AI-powered conversational character features (AI characters) for underage users in Creteil, France, on January 26, 2026.

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#13243239

26 January 2026

The Meta AI logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, with a list of AI characters available in its chat apps in the background. In Creteil, France, on January 26, 2026, Meta announces the temporary suspension of its AI-powered conversational character features (AI characters) for underage users.

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#13243238

26 January 2026

The Meta logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, with a list of AI characters available in its chat apps in the background. In Creteil, France, on January 26, 2026, Meta announces the temporary suspension of its AI-powered conversational character features (AI characters) for underage users.

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#12989549

15 November 2025

A smartphone shows the WhatsApp logo with Telegram, Messenger, Apple Messages, and Signal icons blurred in the background in San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy, on November 12, 2025. (Photo illustration by Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto)

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#12989550

15 November 2025

A smartphone displays WhatsApp and other messaging apps in front of the EU flag, amid European regulations requiring interoperability between major messaging services in San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy, on November 12, 2025. (Photo illustration by Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto)

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#12989552

15 November 2025

A smartphone displays WhatsApp and other messaging apps in front of the EU flag, amid European regulations requiring interoperability between major messaging services in San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy, on November 12, 2025. (Photo illustration by Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto)

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#12989553

15 November 2025

A smartphone displays WhatsApp in front of the EU flag, amid European regulations requiring interoperability between major messaging services in San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy, on November 12, 2025. (Photo illustration by Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto)

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#12857046

13 October 2025

Three people, including a Bundeswehr soldier, use their smartphones while waiting on the platform at Munich Pasing Station in Bavaria, Germany, on October 12, 2025.

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#12822931

3 October 2025

A young man sits on a bench while typing on a smartphone in Huglfing, Weilheim-Schongau, Bavaria, Germany, on October 2, 2025.

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#12810836

29 September 2025

In Creteil, France, on September 29, 2025, the Meta AI assistant logo appears in the WhatsApp application. Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp and Meta AI, makes the Artificial Intelligence assistant mandatory in its instant messaging application. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#12810837

29 September 2025

In Creteil, France, on September 29, 2025, the Meta AI assistant logo appears in the WhatsApp application. Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp and Meta AI, makes the Artificial Intelligence assistant mandatory in its instant messaging application. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#12810865

29 September 2025

In Creteil, France, on September 29, 2025, the Meta AI logo appears on a smartphone reflecting an abstract illustration in blue and purple colors. Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp and Meta AI, makes the Artificial Intelligence assistant mandatory in its instant messaging app. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#12810866

29 September 2025

In Creteil, France, on September 29, 2025, the Meta AI logo appears on a smartphone reflecting an abstract illustration in blue and purple colors. Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp and Meta AI, makes the Artificial Intelligence assistant mandatory in its instant messaging app. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#12810867

29 September 2025

In Creteil, France, on September 29, 2025, the Meta AI logo appears on a smartphone reflecting an abstract illustration in blue and purple colors. Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp and Meta AI, makes the Artificial Intelligence assistant mandatory in its instant messaging app. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#12810871

29 September 2025

In Creteil, France, on September 29, 2025, the Meta AI logo appears on a smartphone reflecting an abstract illustration in blue and purple colors. Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp and Meta AI, makes the Artificial Intelligence assistant mandatory in its instant messaging app. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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