Ads will appear in the Updates tab, however chats and private messages will remain end-to-end encrypted and free from ads.

They will appear in only one part of the Meta-owned messaging service, it said. The move is potentially lucrative, while ...

Signal's president, Meredith Whittaker, has criticized WhatsApp's introduction of ads and AI features, reaffirming Signal's dedication to user privacy ...

Meta has announced the introduction of advertisements to WhatsApp, ending its long-standing ad-free experience.

Messaging app WhatsApp has introduced adverts for the first time, a departure from the anti-ad ethos it had when first set up ...

These ads will show up in the Status and Channels section. WhatsApp says that it will use information like the users’ country ...

For years, WhatsApp resisted the advertising model even as its parent company heavily monetised its other platforms like ...

The monetisation tools being introduced include optional paid subscriptions for Channels, promoted Channels in the Discovery ...

There, users can publish images and videos as status messages for their contacts for 24 hours. WhatsApp also emphasizes that ...

Meta has announced it will begin showing advertisements in WhatsApp's Status feature, marking a significant shift for the ...

Ads will appear exclusively in the ‘Updates tab on WhatsApp, which includes the Status and Channels features used by about ...

WhatsApp has introduced adverts alongside messages. Meta, the company that owns WhatsApp, announced the introduction of in-app ads through the “Updates” Tab, which displays statuses and channels. Ads ...