Brian Acton
Brian Acton is an American computer programmer and internet entrepreneur who co-founded WhatsApp with Jan Koum in 2009. Born on February 17, 1972, Acton worked at Yahoo for over a decade before launching WhatsApp, which became one of the most widely used messaging platforms globally, boasting over 2 billion users. In 2014, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion, making it one of the largest tech acquisitions in history. Acton is known for his strong stance on privacy and security in digital communications and has been involved in various philanthropic efforts since leaving Facebook in 2017.
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Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp, emphasized the importance of user privacy and the absence of commercial costs in the app.
ה-AI יקר, המשתמשים ישלמו: מטא עוברת למודל מנויים
Israel· 2026-05-28
Brian Acton is a co-founder of WhatsApp who expressed a clear stance against advertising in the app.
Πώς χτίστηκε η αυτοκρατορία του WhatsApp
Greece· 2026-03-06
Brian Acton is mentioned as one of the creators of WhatsApp.
Falacias de lógica en un chat de WhatsApp
Costa Rica· 2025-07-22
Brian Acton is a co-founder of WhatsApp who made no secret about his dislike of the advertising industry.
Why does Meta want to push ads in WhatsApp now? Trump might be at the heart of it
Canada· 2025-06-22
Brian Acton, cofundador de WhatsApp, promovía el lema '¡Sin anuncios! ¡Sin juegos! ¡Sin trucos!'.
Llega la publicidad paga a WhatsApp: ¿cómo sacarle provecho al sistema de monetización?
Venezuela· 2025-06-21
Brian Acton, cofundador de WhatsApp, promovía el lema '¡Sin anuncios! ¡Sin juegos! ¡Sin trucos!' antes de la adquisición por Facebook.
Llega la publicidad paga a WhatsApp: ¿cómo sacarle provecho al sistema de monetización?Venezuela· 2025-06-20Brian Acton co-founded Whatsapp in 2009 and later called on users to delete Facebook.
was das für Nutzer und Datenschutz bedeutet.
Switzerland· 2025-06-18
Brian Acton is another founder of WhatsApp who left the company a few years after it was purchased by Facebook.
Meta brings ads to WhatsApp | World News
Jamaica· 2025-06-17
Brian Acton is one of the co-founders of WhatsApp who opposed the introduction of advertising in the app.
WhatsApp нарушил многолетнее обещание: 17 июня 2025, 16:45
Kazakhstan· 2025-06-17
Brian Acton is another founder of WhatsApp who has left Meta after previously promising not to sell ads.
Meta introduces advertising to WhatsApp in push for new revenues – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-06-17Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp, also opposed advertising in the application.
WhatsApp vai exibir anúncios para usuários e terá canais pagos por assinatura
Brazil· 2025-06-16
Brian Acton also left Facebook for the same reason as Jan Koum.
Meta, la pubblicità arriva su Whatsapp, per la prima volta: ecco come apparirà
Italy· 2025-06-16
Brian Acton, another co-founder of WhatsApp, will be called to testify in the trial.
Zuckerberg a processo: «L'acquisto di Instagram? É dura fare nuove app». Per chiudere la causa ha offerto fino a un miliardo di dollariItaly· 2025-04-16
Brian Acton is a co-founder of WhatsApp and will be called to testify in the trial.
Meta e la strategia del «buy or bury»: al via negli Usa il processo antitrust sulle acquisizioni di Instagram e WhatsApp. Operazione per distruggere i concorrenti?Italy· 2025-04-14
Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp, donated $50 million to the competing platform Signal after leaving Facebook in protest.
Signal-Chefin Meredith Whittaker warnt vor KI-AgentenSwitzerland· 2025-04-01
Brian Acton is one of the founders of Whatsapp who provided Signal with a loan of at least 100 million dollars.
Wie sicher ist die App, mit der Trumps Team Anschläge bespricht?Switzerland· 2025-03-27
Brian Acton is one of the co-founders of WhatsApp and co-founded the Signal Foundation.
הכירו את סיגנל, התחליף המאובטח לוואטסאפ שהכניס את הבית הלבן למשבר ביטחוניIsrael· 2025-03-26Brian Acton co-founded Signal and provided initial funding.
O que é a app Signal, usada pela Administração Trump para discutir planos de guerra | Perguntas e respostas
Portugal· 2025-03-26
Brian Acton co-founded the Signal Foundation and provided initial funding.
Колко безопасно е приложението за съобщения Signal
Bulgaria· 2025-03-26Brian Acton co-founded the Signal Foundation and provided initial funding.
Колко безопасно е приложението за съобщения SignalBulgaria· 2025-03-25Acton provided an initial funding of $50 million for the Signal Foundation.
What to know about Signal, the messaging app Trump aides used to share war plansCanada· 2025-03-25
Brian Acton is recognized for funding Signal and is a co-founder of Whatsapp.
US-Regierung: Skandal wegen Signal-Chat. Der sichere Messenger für vertrauliche Kommunikation - Meinung
Germany· 2025-03-25
Brian Acton co-founded WhatsApp alongside Jan Koum to enhance user communication.
La nueva función de WhatsApp que te notificará si un desconocido ha leído tus mensajes | TECNOLOGIA
Peru· 2025-03-19Brian Acton co-founded WhatsApp, which has transformed messaging for millions.
Cómo crear un acceso directo en WhatsApp para un contacto frecuente: truco fácil
Colombia· 2025-03-08