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WhatsApp introduces ads in its app

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713 points greenburger | 1 comments | 16 Jun 25 13:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.264s | source
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rootnod3 ◴[16 Jun 25 14:16 UTC] No.44289720[source]▶
I think that kind of business model will screw them. Line has a more sensible one. For example if a business wants to message all its followers, they can only do so twice a month unless they start paying. So customers get an ad-free experience and can only receive ad messages from companies or accounts they follow.
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1. mc3301 ◴[17 Jun 25 00:38 UTC] No.44294656[source]▶
There are most certainly ad banners in Line. At least in Japan. And they used to have some strange invasive bluetooth auto-connect when near a convenience store.