Former WhatsApp exec regrets selling the app to Facebook

With more than 2 billion users, WhatsApp is one of the most popular chat platforms in the world. But it’s not keen to rest on its laurels. The Facebook-owned product is expanding into new territories, like shopping and payments. The company is also thinking about even showing ads on the app — but not everyone is happy with these developments. In fact, these have led one ex-WhatsApp executive to believe selling the product to Facebook was a mistake. Niraj Arora, former Chief Business Officer for WhatsApp, said in a Twitter thread that he regrets handing over the company to Zuckerberg…

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