Kenyan businesses using the WhatsApp Business Platform will start paying for service messages from October 1, 2026, under a new pricing model introduced by Meta. The company will charge businesses about $0.0040 (Ksh0.52) for each delivered utility message sent to a customer. The new charges will apply to businesses that use the WhatsApp Business Platform
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay as much as $18 billion over the next decade and take unprecedented steps to limit teenage use of Facebook and Instagram as part of a historic settlement with nearly every US state. The deal, announced Wednesday, August 26, settles a federal lawsuit in Oakland alleging that Meta built its
WhatsApp launched username reservations this week and released answers to top user questions, allowing users to reserve handles ahead of a full rollout in 2026. The app, owned by Meta, confirmed that usernames are optional and will not replace phone numbers during account setup. “Username reservations are here, as more and more people claim theirs;
