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WhatsApp Transcription Bot 'Eliezer' Relocates After Meta Price Hike
How 1 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By יונתן אפולט
What happened
The WhatsApp transcription bot 'Eliezer' has lost most of its users and moved to alternative platforms after Meta's new per-message pricing model for WhatsApp Business API drastically increased operational costs. Founder Yair Lipschitz criticized the move as monopolistic and highlighted the impact on hearing-impaired users.
- 01WhatsApp bot 'Eliezer' lost 87.5% of users due to Meta's price hike.
- 02Costs for the transcription service surged from $1 to $5,000 monthly.
- 03The bot now delivers transcriptions via Telegram and a dedicated app.
- 04Founder criticized Meta's pricing as monopolistic, impacting disabled users.
- 05The service continues to operate for free with new usage limits.
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