After the monetization efforts of Facebook. Now WhatsApp is going to start showing advertisements in WhatsApp Status feature speculated for a long time.
The WhatsApp Vice President ‘Chris Daniels’ told reporters on Wednesday, “We are going to be putting ads in WhatsApp Status. That is going to be primary monetization mode for the company as well as an opportunity for businesses to reach people on WhatsApp”. Nowadays the WhatsApp messenger is more than used app in the internet world.
According to the report WhatsApp over 1.5 billion users globally, including more than 250 million in India.
The new WhatsApp Status feature allows users to share text, photos, videos, and animated GIFs that disappear after 24 hours.
The Advertising Process in WhatsApp Status Option:
According to the source report, the advertisements would be powered by Facebook’s native advertising system. And would be aimed at helping users understand and participate in businesses using the messaging app.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s purpose of monetizing WhatsApp has forced the social media messaging carrier’s co-founders to depart the corporation.
One in all them, Brian Acton informed Forbes lately that Zuckerberg was in a hurry to make money from the messaging provider. And undermine factors of its encryption technology.
How to Mute Ads In WhatsApp Status:
The user can mute the ads very easily in WhatsApp new version. Once WhatsApp fame starts showing advertisements, users can head to Settings and mute specific brands that are featuring ads in reputation. Or user can also mute ads from Status tab.