Many folks have left Facebook already because of how they cluttered it up with apps, now dating services, and all sorts of other crud, not to mention of course selling our data. We’ve known for a long time that Whatsapp (and Instagram) is heading the same way.
Do yourself a favour and install some alternative messengers such as Signal, Telegram, or Threema just so you are not the one holding your friends and family back who want to move away from Whatsapp. Modern phones are easily capable of running multiple messengers at the same time and there is no reason to only be on Whatsapp.
See Big changes coming to WhatsApp, including in-app purchases – TechCentral
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Facebook on Thursday said its WhatsApp messaging app would start to offer in-app purchases and hosting services, as it moves to boost revenue from the app while knitting together e-commerce infrastructure across the company.