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WhatsApp is adding ads to the Status screen


After years of not showing any ads, WhatsApp is adding ads to Status updates.

After years of providing free services without any bells attached, WhatsApp is now going to start showing ads on the popular chat app. Meta said it is not using personally identifiable data, such as users’ phone numbers, messages, calls, and groups to serve targeted ads. Alice Newton Rex, VP of product at WhatsApp, said in a briefing ads are a fitting extension of the app’s revenue streams.

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