Meta is finally bringing ads to WhatsAp. I really wish I could get off this platform, but there are too many special interest groups in the blind community, especially, with which I am involved, that use it because of it's screen reader accessibility, which, on both mobile and desktop, but desktop in particular, is far better than Signal.
For many others, especially those outside the United States, it's how they primarily communicate with businesses.
Every day I continue to use a Meta product is a day I'd rather not.
Silver lining though: Ads will appear in the updates tab, which I never, ever use anyway.
If WhatsApp is end-to-end encrypted, and WhatsApp can't read your messages as they continuously claim... BTW, does anyone really trust that? Then at least they won't be super targetted.
End-to-end encryption is only as trustworthy as the ends, after all.
Borris
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2025-06-16 14:38:49 UTC
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2025-06-16 14:38:49 UTCEvent JSON
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