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WhatsApp introduces ads in its app

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713 points greenburger | 1 comments | 16 Jun 25 13:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | source
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EGreg ◴[16 Jun 25 20:35 UTC] No.44293166[source]▶
Didn't Facebook promise the WhatsApp guys, or its users, that it will "never" show ads in that app, as a condition of buying it?
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1. SlowTao ◴[17 Jun 25 05:29 UTC] No.44295997[source]▶
Maybe they did, but figured they could still make more money this way.