WhatsApp, long considered a sanctuary from ads, is now showing promotions in its Updates tab. Meta’s announcement brings status ads, channel promotions and paid subscriptions to the app. Private chats ...

The day finally arrived quietly, but unmistakably, when WhatsApp is no longer the ad-free sanctuary we’ve come to know for over a decade. While I’ve seen several upgrades to WhatsApp since I started ...

WhatsApp said Monday that users will start seeing ads in parts of the app, as owner Meta Platforms moves to cultivate a new ...

WhatsApp this week introduced advertising to its messaging platform, but your encrypted conversation threads in the Meta-owned app are off limits ...

- Mobile phone app logos for, from left, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in are photographed in New York on Oct. 5, 2021.

WhatsApp announced Monday it will introduce its boldest advertising features yet, marking a significant shift for the ...

The cofounders of WhatsApp resisted ads in the app for years, including after the company was acquired by Meta for $22 ...

WhatsApp said Monday that users will start seeing ads in some parts of the app, as owner Meta Platforms moves to cultivate a new revenue stream by tapping the billions of people that use the messaging ...

Meta launched its first advertising initiative on WhatsApp, marking a significant shift for the messaging platform, which has ...

Meta rolls out ads on WhatsApp Status using limited data like location and language, raising privacy questions.

WhatsApp will be showing ads in the Updates tab which is used by 1.5 billion people every day across the globe.

However, the most notable change is the inclusion of advertisements. These will appear in Status under the Updates tab, letting users discover new businesses and start a conversation about the product ...