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It ends WhatsApp’s decade-plus run of offering an ad-free messaging and calling experience. Meta, which acquired WhatsApp in 2014, attempted to justify the decision by saying ads will be sequestered ...
After years of providing free services without any bells attached, WhatsApp is now going to start showing ads on the popular chat app. To be clear, users will only see ads on the Status screen — the ...
Metadata collection and the introduction of in-app ads signals the end of WhatsApp's privacy credentials. What has been done and what are the alternatives?
More than a decade after it acquired WhatsApp, Meta will begin showing ads within the app.
Meta plans to introduce advertisements on WhatsApp Status. This move aims to tap into WhatsApp's large user base. WhatsApp ...
Meta is finally bringing ads to WhatsApp, 11 years after the social media giant acquired the platform, whose founders avoided advertising. The messaging app, acquired for $19 billion by Meta, is ...
Meta rolls out WhatsApp ads and Channel subscriptions as part of a strategy to make money from the app.
Messaging app WhatsApp will see ads and subscriptions roll out on the platform, owner Meta announced.
WhatsApp cofounders Jan Koum and Brian Acton never wanted to include ads in their messaging platform, but current owner Meta moved forward Monday with a plan to do just that.
For years, the Meta messaging and video calling app, WhatsApp, has been ad-free. However, that's all about to change. Here's what you need to know.
Ads are launching in WhatsApp starting today, here are the details on how they’ll work and what the privacy implications are.
WhatsApp is rolling out new ad features including a subscription model that will allow channels to offer exclusive content for a monthly fee.