WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App

Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by RestlessMind on Monday June 16, 2025 @07:45PM (#44294371)

Correct. I used Android phones back then and so did all my family members and most of my friends. No one I knew paid a dime for Whatsapp.

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Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by conradfr on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @02:13AM (#44296166)

I remember that the grace period was extended one or two times when it was time to pay, and then Facebook bought it.

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Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by prmoustache on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @03:19AM (#44296494)

I remember people being angered and threatening to leave if they had to pay that 1$/€ fee per year. And now here we are with ads.

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Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by chgs on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @04:33AM (#44296898)

The average person would rather view 100 adverts than pay 1 cent to get rid of them. We see it time and again.

The average company would rather charge that 1 cent and still show adverts. We see that time and again.

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Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by account42 on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @05:09AM (#44308079)

Do we see that? What I see again and again is companies pretending to make that offer and then adding ads anyway. You can only fool people so often.

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