WhatsApp to Launch Ads and Paid Subscriptions to Boost Revenue
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WhatsApp is introducing new ad features in a separate 'Updates' tab, allowing businesses to promote content and attract followers, with targeted ads based on user interaction and location, while maintaining message encryption and privacy. The move aims to monetize the platform more like Facebook and Instagram, but may face user backlash in regions like Europe where privacy concerns are paramount.
- WhatsApp to start showing more adverts in messaging app BBC
- WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App The New York Times
- Meta is finally bringing ads to WhatsApp CNBC
- Meta introduces advertising to WhatsApp in push for new revenues Financial Times
- WhatsApp to Show Ads, Offer Paid Subscriptions for First Time Bloomberg
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