WhatsApp, ads
Digest more
15hon MSN
Ads in WhatsApp will be shown only in the app's Updates tab, which is used by as many as 1.5 billion people each day.
After the tech giant announced it would begin to include ads in WhatsApp’s Updates tab, which is used by roughly 1.5 million people per day, Signal president Meredith Whittaker took to X to lure users to her messaging tool: “Use Signal,” she wrote. “We promise, no AI clutter, no surveillance ads—whatever the rest of the industry does.”
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg said the ads on WhatsApp will not affect personal chats and will be available to channel subscribers and status update viewers.
The ads will be shown to users only within WhatsApp’s “Updates” tab to separate them from people’s personal conversations.
In a blog post published Monday, WhatsApp announced an expansion of its "Channels" discovery and business tools, designed to help you find more content and shops directly within the app. Alongside this rollout,
Tech Advisor on MSN17h
Bad news for WhatsApp users – ads are coming soonWhatsApp has announced that it’s adding ads to the popular messaging app, though the initial implementation promises to be relatively restrained. In a recent Meta blog post, the company revealed that it was adding adverts to the app’s Updates tab.
Feedback