{
  "id": 12136284,
  "title": "WhatsApp Restricted Chat rolls out to Beta users on Android and iOS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/whatsapp-restricted-chat-rolls-out-to-beta-users-on-android-and-ios",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:25:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/whatsapp-restricted-chat-rolls-out-to-beta-users-on-android-and-ios/articleshow/134699189.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "WhatsApp has started rolling out its new Restricted Chat feature to select beta users on Android and iOS, adding four restrictions designed to limit how messages and media can be accessed or handled within a conversation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}