Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App
by UnreachableCode on Monday June 16, 2025 @03:06PM
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But Signal is free. And ad-free
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Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App
by carlosjobim on Monday June 16, 2025 @04:32PM
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Sure, it's a rare case of a project which is sponsored and paid for by a billionaire. I wish there were more such projects, but you can't base an economy on charity from billionaires.
Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App
by UnreachableCode on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @04:42AM
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True enough. But I think in this case it's worth just enjoying how great Signal is. Maybe one day it will bend to enshittification, but for now, it's the better app.
Signal has its own limitations. It wasn't that long ago that you couldn't use it on tablets at all, and Android tablets are still unsupported (even as linked devices). There are other weird limits on linking, too - e.g. why can't I have a secondary phone as a linked device? Why can't I have more than 5 linked devices in total?