Instagram Is Estimated to Be Worth More Than $100B

Re:Instagram Is Estimated to Be Worth More Than $100B by criddell on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @01:36PM (#17402562)

I haven't received any relevant ads yet but I have noticed that more and more ads are being shoved into my feed. It feels like there's an ad every 5 or 6 posts, it's a bit annoying, and I find myself checking into Instagram less often.

I wish I could pay a fee to get rid of ads and get a reverse chronological feed.

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Re:Instagram Is Estimated to Be Worth More Than $100B by pc86 on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @02:44PM (#17403059)

I do wish Twitter, FB, IG etc offered a no-ad subscription to users. Charge folks 3-4x the expected per-person revenue and it's a win-win, right?

The only thing I can think of that would make them not do this is that maybe the folks most likely to pay $15/mo not to see advertisements are the same folks advertisers most want to get in front of. Expendable income and willing to pay money for convenience and personal taste.

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Re:Instagram Is Estimated to Be Worth More Than $100B by skinnymuch on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @02:36PM (#17410639)

Yeah your second paragraph is the problem. Though more importantly, most people who can pay won’t be paying $10-20 a month for a service that is otherwise free. And now the service has to provide this paid tier to a tiny portion of their user base.

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