WhatsApp’s only major push into digital payments came in July 2022 as Meta invested $5.7 billion in Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom firm, run by the country’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani. The ...

India’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with other Meta units for advertising purposes for five years and also levied a fine of $25.4 million for antitrust ...

Meta, WhatsApp win relief as India tribunal suspends data sharing ban. By Arpan Chaturvedi. January 23, 2025 10:13 AM UTC Updated January 23, 2025 Item 1 of 2 A woman stands next to ...

Meta has made a significant push in recent years to accelerate WhatsApp monetisation through ads and paid messaging. India ...

Meta may have to "roll back or pause" some features in India due to an antitrust directive which banned its WhatsApp messaging service from sharing user data with Meta for advertising purposes ...

How India runs on WhatsApp. For the sixth episode of its new season, ... When Meta bought WhatsApp eight years ago in a record $19 billion cash and stock deal, it was considered a risky bet.

The optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarize unread messages in a chat. This summary would only be visible to you, not ...

WhatsApp announced it's introducing the ability for large businesses to reach customers through voice calls, which will allow ...

Meta plans to introduce advertisements on WhatsApp Status. This move aims to tap into WhatsApp's large user base. WhatsApp ...

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

WhatsApp has become a battleground for AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity, challenging Meta AI.

Neha Kulwal, Managing Director, APAC & India, Mitgo, believes Meta is playing it smart. “WhatsApp’s cautious entry into advertising is a natural progression for monetisation, but it’s doing ...