Meta blocks AI agent Instinct on WhatsApp; shipper calls it anticompetitive
danshipper · x · 2026-11-02
The AI agent app Instinct appears to have hit a wall with WhatsApp, with some users reporting account bans. David Pawlan notes that nearly 50% of the world outside the US & China uses WhatsApp — an enormous distribution moat Meta could leverage to lock out third-party AI agents and monopolize global text agents. Dan Shipper calls the move anticompetitive and not cool.
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