This has been one of the most talked-about features expected on Whataspp, especially following the adoption of the dark mode by the app’s sister company Instagram. You can expect a stable version of the feature, for both iOS and Android users, to launch in the new year. Coming Soon to @WhatsApp… – WhatsApp Status (Stories) to get Ads in 2020 – WhatsApp for Businesses to get richer messaging format options – WhatsApp product catalog to be integrated with existing Facebook Business Manager catalog h/t + 📸 @Olivier_Ptvat #FMS19 pic.twitter.com/Z5LsbADNbP — Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) May 21, 2019AdsAt the 2019 Facebook Marketing Summit in the Netherlands, the company presented a slideshow demonstrating how it intends to work ads into WhatsApp. It intends to start inserting them into WhatsApp Status posts in 2020, with full-screen promotions that will appear in between updates from your contacts. Whatsapp is one of the fastest media by which fake news is disseminated via frequently forwarded messages to other users.

Source: The Guardian December 30, 2019 17:26 UTC