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by Nextgrid 2583 days ago
Economies of scale would make it profitable considering WhatsApp doesn’t even have to host anything, just relay messages, and since it’s a private platform there are no moderation expenses either.
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I don't think that's its not hosting anything...

http://www.erlang-factory.com/upload/presentations/558/efsf2...

You can share files with a maximum size of 100MB. And if I'm not mistaken, those are hosted and available without expiry date.