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Iran, WhatsApp and Israel

TIME on MSN · 1d

Why Iran Is Urging Residents to Delete WhatsApp Amid Israel Conflict—and WhatsApp’s Response

In 2022, WhatsApp and Google Play were banned by the Iranian government during nationwide protests after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Iran restored access to WhatsApp and Google Play in December 2024.

Associated Press News on MSN · 1d

Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices

Iranian state television has urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smart phones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.

The New York Times · 21h

WhatsApp Denies Iran’s Claim That It Is Spying for Israel

Iran’s state television urged people to delete WhatsApp, saying without evidence that the app was sending user information to Israel.

Meta Platforms Adds Ads in WhatsApp

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

Meta brings ads to WhatsApp

WhatsApp says that users will start seeing ads in parts of the app, as owner Meta Platforms moves to cultivate a new revenue stream by tapping the billions of people that use the messaging service.

The Verge · 1d

WhatsApp’s rollout of ads will change the app forever

The launch upends its founders’ original mission of creating an app with ‘No Ads! No Games! No Gimmicks!’ This week, WhatsApp did something its founders said it would never do: it’s putting advertisements inside the app. It ends WhatsApp’s decade-plus run of offering an ad-free messaging and calling experience.

Seattle Times · 1d

WhatsApp introduces ads in its app

Ads are a significant change from WhatsApp’s original philosophy. It will collect some user data but won't touch contents of messages or whom users speak with.

10mon MSN

Meta-owned WhatsApp enables Bitcoin payments with Sati

Founder Felipe Servin explains how Sati’s chat-based wallet brings noncustodial Bitcoin to WhatsApp users in emerging markets ...

1don MSN

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 ...

1d

Ads on WhatsApp: what they are and why you may never see them

It’s official, ads are coming to WhatsApp. However, depending on how you use the popular messaging app, you may never see one ...

4h

WhatsApp to add 'Raise Hand' feature for group calls: A smoother chatting experience ahead

WhatsApp is set to introduce a new 'Raise Hand' feature for group voice and video calls to enhance communication. The ...

1don MSN

Outraged WhatsApp users hint at exodus after Meta’s latest announcement: ‘Dumbest idea ever’

End-to-end encryption is still guaranteed, and Meta also said that if users only use the app to call or message their ...

2d

Signal says it won’t add AI or ads like WhatsApp.

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

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