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Signal says it won’t add AI or ads like WhatsApp.
WhatsApp announced yesterday that it will now show ads from businesses through its Stories-like feature, months after adding ...
Get ready for ads on WhatsApp
Meta rolls out WhatsApp ads and Channel subscriptions as part of a strategy to make money from the app.
WhatsApp is adding ads to the Status screen
After years of providing free services without any bells attached, WhatsApp is now going to start showing ads on the popular ...
Your WhatsApp Status view is about to get ads
WhatsApp is testing ads in Status and paid channel subscriptions, all inside the Updates tab. Private messages remain ...
WhatsApp ads legally compliant with privacy norms, but not in spirit, say experts
Industry experts say WhatsApp ads do not violate privacy norms, while privacy advocates argue they breach user privacy ...
Inside WhatsApp’s ad plan: What happens to privacy?
Ads will appear exclusively in the ‘Updates tab on WhatsApp, which includes the Status and Channels features used by about ...
WhatsApp introduces ads, fulfilling a plan its cofounders hated so much they left over it
The cofounders of WhatsApp resisted ads in the app for years, including after the company was acquired by Meta for $22 ...
WhatsApp Rolls Out Its First-Ever Ads, But They’re Not Hitting Your Chats Just Yet
Today, @WhatsApp is introducing new features in the Updates tab (like channel subscriptions, promoted channels and ads in ...