Right. Just like my telephone company says it might want to send me SMS notices about when a bill is due, and then actually sends me SMS notices about every fucking promotion under the sun from their sister companies, in a language I can't read.
I honestly do not understand the logic of people who look at a company, wholly owned by Facebook, and give them the benefit of the doubt when it comes to business tactics, privacy, etc.
> A bank could use WhatsApp paid account to communicate with its customers about recent transactions and necessary fraud warnings.
> An airline could use WhatsApp paid account to contact its passengers about a delayed schedule or cancelled flight.
I would argue that these do not seem like ads.