Facebook owned WhatsApp to drop subscription fees, no plans to launch ads

Facebook owned WhatsApp to drop subscription fees, no plans to launch ads

An illustration photo shows Whatsapp App logos on a mobile phone in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/Files

Mobile messaging service WhatsApp, owned by Facebook Inc, said it will no longer charge annual subscription fees and plans to test tools to allow users to communicate directly with businesses and organizations via the app.

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