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WhatsApp introduces ads in its app

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713 points greenburger | 2 comments | 16 Jun 25 13:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.412s | source
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leokennis ◴[16 Jun 25 14:05 UTC] No.44289612[source]▶
At least in The Netherlands, WhatsApp could show a 60 second unskippable modal ad video on every launch, and still get away with it due to network effects.

If you’re not on WhatsApp, no updates or news from your kids school, your sports team, your family, your car dealership etc. for you.

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1. jonplackett ◴[16 Jun 25 21:00 UTC] No.44293355[source]▶
It’s not like there’s no alternatives.

But tbh if they keep the ads out of messages I don’t see it an affecting people much.

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2. nand_gate ◴[16 Jun 25 21:36 UTC] No.44293631[source]▶
Been tempting to spin up a competitor but the business/compliance side seems nightmarish whilst the actual tech aspects are trivial on modern hardware.