WhatsApp introduces ads in its app

Many folks blame the users “well, they won’t pay for the app!” rather than blaming the software developers who work for Meta. It’s much easier for software devs to agree not support enshittification than it is to unite consumers behind a campaign. We have more agency, more time, and more economic power.

> It’s much easier for software devs to agree not support enshittification

Is it? Most software developers I know prefer having a job to not having a job. You don't want to implement ads? You're fired.

Blaming the users is also the wrong thing to do, of course. The blame lies squarely with Meta. And with regulators. Any communications platform that has as much market penetration as Whatsapp should be open to use by third parties, just like the telephone system.