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WhatsApp is officially getting ads (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world
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WhatsApp is rolling out ads. In an update on Monday, Meta announced that it will now show ads from businesses through its Stories-like status feature.

Meta says it will tailor the ads to your interests by using “limited” information, including your country or city, language, the channels you follow, and how you interact with ads on the platform. You can also change your ad preferences from Meta’s Accounts Center.

This isn’t the only change Meta is making to WhatsApp. The company will also start showing promoted channels when you click on the Explore button to find new ones to follow. It’s also rolling out the ability to subscribe to channels to “receive exclusive updates” as well.

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[–] sga@lemmings.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I said India, because I am an Indian, and our government also does use whatsapp. In some way, our countries have some kinship

edit - I just checked context of replies, and you said wrong continent for brazil, but not for me, is it because I atleast got the continent right? if so, let me guess again, is your country in indian subcontinent, or south east asia in general?

[–] malfisya@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Southeast asia, Indonesia 🇮🇩. Cheers!

(If anyone bothered to check my bio, it would be easy to figure out. lol)

[–] sga@lemmings.world 2 points 2 days ago

SO we atleast got the "IND" part common.

I have almost never checked any other user's profile. SOmehow feels creepy.