I talked with a professor of advertising to make sense of what this means for all of us who use those social media platforms.

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.

WhatsApp announced yesterday that it will now show ads from businesses through its Stories-like feature, months after adding ...

The ads will be shown to users only within WhatsApp’s “Updates” tab to separate them from people’s personal conversations.

More than a decade after it acquired WhatsApp, Meta will begin showing ads within the app.

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It’s official, WhatsApp ’s latest update is bringing ads to the platform.

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

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WhatsApp announced it will begin displaying ads in the app’s Updates tab as part of Meta’s effort to generate more revenue.