WhatsApp is getting ads in the Status section

It had to happen eventually. Ads are coming to WhatsApp. The monetization of the messaging app through advertising has been talked about for years, and the acquisition by Facebook served only to make it more likely. Now the company's vice president Chris Daniels has confirmed that ads are arriving in WhatsApp's Status section. See also: WhatsApp now lets you backup to Google Drive without using any of your cloud storage quota UK hits Facebook with maximum possible fine for Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal Facebook says it could use data from Portal devices to target users with ads In comments given… [Continue Reading]