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WhatsApp introduces ads in its app

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713 points greenburger | 5 comments | 16 Jun 25 13:38 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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andrepd ◴[16 Jun 25 14:00 UTC] No.44289568[source]▶
Would be nice if these kinds of articles would at least take a paragraph to plug some alternatives, such as Signal.
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jraby3 ◴[16 Jun 25 14:03 UTC] No.44289598[source]▶
WhatsApp has long promoted itself as a safe alternative to apps like Telegram and Google’s Android messaging. Users flocked to the app globally, finding it a cheap and secure alternative to texting, particularly people in unstable political climates and authoritarian countries, since its messages cannot be easily intercepted without access to personal devices.
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1. angry_octet ◴[16 Jun 25 14:10 UTC] No.44289662[source]▶
This reply screams LLM. Not really responding to the parent comment, nauseatingly anodyne in content. Not wrong, but not right. Will HN be overwhelmed with LLM trash?
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2. add-sub-mul-div ◴[16 Jun 25 14:14 UTC] No.44289700[source]▶
With all the LLM enthusiasts here why would HN not be at the forefront of it?
3. gloxkiqcza ◴[16 Jun 25 14:18 UTC] No.44289759[source]▶
It’s a quote from the linked article.
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4. eviks ◴[17 Jun 25 03:21 UTC] No.44295454[source]▶
Your llm detector needs serious calibration
5. angry_octet ◴[17 Jun 25 23:06 UTC] No.44304979[source]▶
But why reply with a snippet like that? Just a normal non-sequitur, or a machine regurgitation?