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WhatsApp originally was a subscription service; when I first signed up, it cost $1 per year.
They dropped the fee in 2016[1], and now Facebook is trying[2] to go back to the subscription model for business.
1. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/ne...
2. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/22/facebook-to-charge-for-whats...
WhatsApp originally was a subscription service; when I first signed up, it cost $1 per year.
They dropped the fee in 2016[1], and now Facebook is trying[2] to go back to the subscription model for business.
1. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/ne...
2. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/22/facebook-to-charge-for-whats...