{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_i7np7yx6u77vnmztq5na","title":"How Much Does India Have To Pay For WhatsApp Messages From October 1?","title_en":null,"outlets":10,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/inside-new-whatsapp-charges-kenyan-businesses-will-incur-from-october-1-i7np7yx6u7","count":10,"items":[{"id":"n_7kcxu7qy6pmoheatzloa","seq":1084452,"kind":"article","title":"WhatsApp Business Platform pricing changes from October 1: Here's what businesses need to know","url":"https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/whatsapp-business-platform-pricing-changes-from-october-1-here-s-what-businesses-need-to-know-article-14042527.html","published":"2026-10-01T07:30:00Z","seen":"2026-10-01T08:25:26Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"moneycontrol.com","name":"moneycontrol.com","domain":"moneycontrol.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q19573046","name":"Moneycontrol","type":"website","country":"IN","designations":["news website"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy"],"story":"st_i7np7yx6u77vnmztq5na","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.949999988079071,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.09000000357627869,"political":0.05000000074505806},{"id":"n_sk27el7sdkqrp3bmsh3a","seq":832024,"kind":"article","title":"How Much Does India Have To Pay For WhatsApp Messages From October 1?","url":"https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/how-much-does-india-have-to-pay-for-whatsapp-messages-from-october-1","summary":"Meta will start charging businesses for service messages on the WhatsApp Business Platform from October 1, after a free monthly allowance. Ordinary users chatting with friends and family will not pay anything. Who pays, and who doesn't? Meta charges for messages from businesses to WhatsApp users only, and only when a message is delivered rather than merely sent. The changes apply to companies using the Business Platform, the API that firms and their software partners use to…","published":"2026-09-30T04:45:43Z","seen":"2026-09-30T05:40:25Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-freepressjournal-in-e26f41","name":"freepressjournal.in","domain":"freepressjournal.in","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7735208","name":"The Free Press Journal","type":"newspaper","country":"IN","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-freepressjournal-in-e26f41","topics":["tech","topnews","fpj shorts","google"],"entities":[{"id":"Q668","name":"India","type":"place"},{"id":"Q1049511","name":"WhatsApp","type":"org"}],"image":"https://media.assettype.com/freepressjournal/2026-09-30/vha1ocbs/whatsapp?w=280","mentions":2,"story":"st_i7np7yx6u77vnmztq5na","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.7400000095367432,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.07999999821186066,"political":0.3400000035762787},{"id":"n_263khxlya2537hpkwb2a","seq":744073,"kind":"article","title":"WhatsApp Business users face new messaging charges from October 1: Will customers also pay?","url":"https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/whatsapp-business-users-face-new-messaging-charges-from-october-1-will-customers-also-pay-11790702433462.html","published":"2026-09-29T18:25:28Z","seen":"2026-09-29T18:25:28Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"livemint.com","name":"livemint.com","domain":"livemint.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2271133","name":"Mint","type":"newspaper","country":"IN","designations":["business periodical","newspaper"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","business","education"],"authors":["Kanishka Singharia"],"entities":[{"id":"Q61064014","name":"WhatsApp Business","type":"org"}],"story":"st_i7np7yx6u77vnmztq5na","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9399999976158142,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.11999999731779099,"political":0.10000000149011612},{"id":"n_wyytmmhth7mz7b6h62ha","seq":626961,"kind":"article","title":"Business WhatsApp messages to cost more from October 1 in India, pricing revised","url":"https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/business-whatsapp-messages-to-cost-more-from-october-1-in-india-pricing-revised-3005605-2026-09-29","summary":"Business WhatsApp messages to cost more from October in India pricing revised","published":"2026-09-29T09:05:50Z","seen":"2026-09-29T09:17:18Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-indiatoday-in-545a63","name":"indiatoday.in","domain":"indiatoday.in","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1661219","name":"India Today","type":"magazine","country":"IN","designations":["fact-checking organisation","magazine","website"]}},"via":"kite-indiatoday-in-545a63","entities":[{"id":"Q1049511","name":"WhatsApp","type":"org"},{"id":"Q668","name":"India","type":"place"}],"story":"st_i7np7yx6u77vnmztq5na","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9100000262260437,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.05999999865889549,"political":0.11999999731779099},{"id":"n_j4j5q6jxylkxbret5ifa","seq":573167,"kind":"article","title":"Kenyan Businesses Face New WhatsApp Fees From October 1","url":"https://nairobiwire.com/2026/09/whatsapp-business-charges-kenya-service-messages-october-1-2026.html","summary":"Kenyan enterprises leveraging the WhatsApp Business Platform will experience an shift in operational expenses starting October 1, 2026, as Meta expands its per-message monetization model to include customer service communications. The policy update introduces charges for previously fee-free responses delivered within the standard 24-hour customer support window, directly affecting large-scale enterprise workflows such as order confirmations, account queries, and automated…","published":"2026-09-29T03:44:56Z","seen":"2026-09-29T04:06:31Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-nairobiwire-com-c9e1e5","name":"nairobiwire.com","domain":"nairobiwire.com"},"via":"kite-nairobiwire-com-c9e1e5","topics":["business","news"],"authors":["Richard Kamau"],"entities":[{"id":"Q114","name":"Kenya","type":"place"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_i7np7yx6u77vnmztq5na","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9300000071525574,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.20000000298023224,"political":0.2199999988079071},{"id":"n_d3agczzxvsbd4ihxkaaq","seq":435575,"kind":"article","title":"Kenyan businesses to start paying for WhatsApp service messages from October 1","url":"https://thesharpdaily.com/whatsapp-business-platform-kenya-service-message-charges","summary":"Kenyan businesses using the WhatsApp Business Platform will begin paying Meta for certain business messages from October 1, 2026, ending the free treatment of customer replies that firms have relied on until now. 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