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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 ...
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 ...
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 is officially getting ads
WhatsApp is rolling out ads. In an update on Monday, Meta announced that it will now show ads from businesses through its ...
Ads are coming to WhatsApp — here's where you'll see them (and where you won't)
As per Meta's Newsroom, advertisements will appear only in the "Updates" tab — a separate tab at the bottom of the app, which showcases both "Channels" and "Status" features. Users can subscribe to ...
Ads and paywalls? WhatsApp might have just lost its unique selling point
Elsewhere, Google has recently been ramping up its campaign against ad blockers, blocking some users from watching YouTube ...
Ads are “rolling out gradually” to WhatsApp
For now, the ads will only appear on WhatsApp's Updates tab, where users can update their status and access channels or ...
WhatsApp has ads now, but only in the Updates tab
It has been a long time coming — seven years since Meta first announced its plan to do so, in fact — but ads are starting to ...