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More than a decade after it acquired WhatsApp, Meta will begin showing ads within the app.
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.
I talked with a professor of advertising to make sense of what this means for all of us who use those social media platforms.
For the first time since acquiring messaging platform WhatsApp in 2014, Meta is introducing advertising to the app.
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WhatsApp announced Monday it will introduce its boldest advertising features yet, marking a significant shift for the ...
Meta is introducing ads to WhatsApp for the first time since acquiring the app for $19 billion in 2014, according to CNBC.
WhatsApp ads rollout begins globally with Status ads and paid channels. Meta ends 11-year ad-free messaging experience for 3 ...
Meta has confirmed it will introduce ads to WhatsApp, ending a long-standing “no ads” policy and marking a major shift for ...