Re:Discord ends deal talks with Microsoft
by delecti on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @03:02PM
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Imgur has had ads since a couple months after launch. Nearly 98% of Imgur's lifespan has had ads.
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In the last ~6 months, Imgur added forced video ads when uploading new images: https://www.resetera.com/threads/hmm-so-we-now-have-to-watch... https://www.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/k5lwus/imgur...
Hilariously, I found this article from about a year before they added those ads: https://digiday.com/marketing/imgur-diversifying-beyond-ad-r...
This is what flailing around trying to find a business model looks like. If Imgur was profitable without those ads, they wouldn't be abusing their users like this.