WhatsApp could get ads, but it wouldn’t be anytime soon

Whatsapp: A new development indicates towards the possibility of ads on the instant messaging app WhatsApp, according to reports. The development falls hot on the heels of a report which claimed that Facebook, the parent company of WhatsApp, decided not to include ads on the messaging app. The social media giant had earlier in 2018 said that it would leverage the feature of stories on the instant messaging app to provide ads to the users, much like is done on Facebook and Instagram.

A report by the The Information, Facebook has not decided to do away with the advertisements on WhatsApp, but is has suspended the move to avoid regulators.