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WhatsApp seems set on introducing ads, but they won't appear in your inbox (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 93 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This seems to follow a progression

  • No ads
  • Non-intrusive ads
  • Intrusive ads, but you can pay to make them go away
  • Intrusive ads, but you can pay to make them less intrusive
  • Intrusive ads and you have to pay just to see the content
  • Content becomes ads
  • Ads pretend to be content (see Dr. Pepper's "Fansville")
  • Award categories for ads are featured in major award ceremonies
  • Award ceremonies just for ads go mainstream

Actually not sure what's real vs hypothetical at this point.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

This is how you end up with that scene in Demolition Man where they’re singing commercials.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

(see Dr. Pepper's "Fansville")

Nice try, Dr. Pepper. If that is even your real name!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oh gosh. Did my critique of ads just become an ad?