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Bad News WhatsApp Users: Ads Have Finally Arrived

For years, the Meta messaging and video calling app, WhatsApp, has been ad-free. However, that's all about to change. Here's what you need to know.

Euronews on MSN · 1d

WhatsApp users will soon get ads. That might cause backlash in Europe

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

BBC on MSN · 2d

WhatsApp to start showing more adverts in messaging app

But people who have chosen to link their WhatsApp account to Facebook or Instagram will see more personalised ads. The new ad features will appear in a section called Updates, which is a separate tab at the bottom of the app. WhatsApp claims to have 1.5 billion users globally.

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WhatsApp’s new ad feature sparks backlash—and a golden opportunity for Signal

After the tech giant announced it would begin to include ads in WhatsApp’s Updates tab, which is used by roughly 1.5 billion ...

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WhatsApp ads are here – but can you trust that your messages will stay private?

On Monday, June 16, 2025, Meta announced that it is rolling out this new feature over the next several months. The Big Tech giant, however, claims ads are built "in the most privacy-oriented way ...

CNET on MSN2d

Meta's AI-Powered Ad Machine Is Coming for WhatsApp Next

In a blog post published Monday, WhatsApp announced an expansion of its "Channels" discovery and business tools, designed to ...

Meta is bringing ads to WhatsApp. Privacy experts are sounding the alarm

The company says personal messages will remain private, but critics warn the data used for ad targeting could still put user privacy at risk.

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