While the app has long promised a privacy-first experience free from traditional ads, recent updates suggest that's changing, and changing fast.In a blog post published Monday, WhatsApp announced an expansion of its "Channels" discovery and business tools,

As Meta prepares to build an ad-driven future for WhatsApp, the app’s strong record of privacy-focused design is about to meet a familiar marketing problem: the infamous ad fatigue. Can Meta monetise WhatsApp without tiring out its two billion users?

This week, just over a decade later after Facebook acquired WhatsApp, ads are finally coming to the popular chat app.