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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: 0s | source
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landhar ◴[17 Jun 25 08:38 UTC] No.44296938[source]▶
June 18, 2012 -> https://blog.whatsapp.com/why-we-don-t-sell-ads

Almost 13 years to the day!

I find it really frustrating that I am not able to avoid using whatsapp due to how popular it is to the point that it’s become the go-to communication channel for most things :/

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1. whiplash451 ◴[17 Jun 25 09:00 UTC] No.44297059[source]▶
Indeed. And the worse isn't that we'll have to deal with ads. The worse is that people will stick around despite the ads, which only goes to show how powerful the grip of Meta on our societies is.
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2. agile-gift0262 ◴[17 Jun 25 11:40 UTC] No.44297921[source]▶
... and once they have proof of they power because WhatsApp use keeps increasing despite all the enshittification done in the last few months, they'll feel encouraged to enshittify further in even bolder ways.