ChatGPT Returns to WhatsApp in Europe After EU Ban Lifted

ChatGPT is back on WhatsApp in the European Economic Area and Switzerland. This follows a six-month ban that impacted over 50 million users. Here's the thing: The European Commission issued an interim antitrust measure, the first in 17 years, to compel Meta to restore access. Meta plans to appeal this decision, calling it "regulatory overreach." What's interesting is that OpenAI also expanded ChatGPT to KakaoTalk and Viber at the same time. Users in the EEA can now message a verified contact directly within WhatsApp for text, image uploads, voice notes, and AI image generation. No ChatGPT account is required to use it. The bottom line: This development means users in Europe can once again access a popular AI chatbot on WhatsApp, but those outside Europe still cannot.