WhatsApp confirms that it will put advertising in the application
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Companies need to monetize their product so that it can continue to exist. That's how capitalism works and that's how we should have foreseen it with a product like WhatsApp that went from being a paid application to being completely free. Mark Zuckerberg's emporium, which includes applications such as Facebook and Instagram, had not neglected the monetary aspect in either of these two, but WhatsApp was missing. Don't worry, the worst omens have already been confirmed, finally. The most used instant messaging application in the world, WhatsApp, would include .Although, and we already warned you, I don't think it will affect users too much.
Announcements in WhatsApp States… for when?
The vice president of the company, Chris Daniels, in a meeting with journalists in New Delhi, India, stated that WhatsApp will soon include , but not in the middle of the chats, which would be quite uncomfortable, but rather located in the States. We can now breathe easy. At least in our country, WhatsApp 'States' are not something that works massively, as it seems to be the case in India. That is why, most likely, he has chosen the vice president of the application in this country to communicate this news.
For now, the ad was just that, just an ad. He did not give more details about the date of inclusion of those ads, or if they can be 'skipped' as is already the case on Instagram.WhatsApp already has 1,500 million users around the world, a number that is too succulent to pass up and not try to monetize it... also taking into account that Facebook is viewed with suspicion by younger users, who find a more authentic space on Instagram, according to their tastes and interests. When Facebook bought WhatsApp in 2014, it eliminated the annual fee and many were happy with the act. Perhaps now they prefer to return to the small annual payment, although it is already too late.
We will continue to report on this new WhatsApp movement to include in the states and the repercussions that this decision may have. Maintaining the in the States we can affirm that the invasion will be quite restrained.
