This could result in steep bills for developers if users are exchanging thousands of queries with AI chatbots every day. Earlier this month, Meta sent notices to developers creating an exemption for Italian phone numbers and allowing AI chatbots to serve those customers. Meta first announced this past October that it would block all third-party AI chatbots from using WhatsApp through its WhatsApp Business API. Boston, MA | REGISTER NOW“The emergence of AI chatbots on our Business API put a strain on our systems that they were not designed to support. As a result, the company has asked developers not to provide their AI chatbots to users in Brazil, TechCrunch has learned.