WhatsApp now lets you block people from exporting your entire chat history

theverge.comPublished: 4/23/2025

Summary

WhatsApp is introducing "Advanced Chat Privacy" to enhance security by preventing conversations from being exported or used with Meta AI services like generating images. The feature blocks access to chat history exports, media downloads, and message-based AI interactions while still allowing manual screenshots or media extraction. This marks WhatsApp's first step in safeguarding private chats, with further safeguards planned for future updates.