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feat(whatsapp): Support WhatsApp Channel (Newsletter) messages #62697

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Feature Request

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Add support for receiving and processing messages from WhatsApp Channels (Newsletters).

Current Behavior

  • Newsletter messages arrive via Baileys messages.upsert with JIDs ending in @newsletter
  • They are treated as DMs and blocked by dmPolicy: allowlist

Use Case

Monitoring WhatsApp news channels (e.g. Israeli emergency alert channels) and forwarding relevant content. Baileys already supports newsletters but the gateway filters them.

Proposed

Add newsletterPolicy config + separate access control path for @newsletter JIDs

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