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Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by kace91 on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @05:29AM (#44297222)
Thankfully it’s not intrusive - you can pretty much ignore the bottom menu and have adfree chat, I’ve been doing it for years.

The moment they start placing calls to action and distraction in that view is the moment people will move - telegram is a drop in replacement with more features, I won’t argue it’s the ideal choice but at least it keeps meta on their toes as a potential competitor.

Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by purerandomness on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @06:55AM (#44297648)
Telegram introduced ads in 2021.
Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by kace91 on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @02:16PM (#44302101)
I know. My point is that they act as a bottom for how much WhatsApp can be enshittified. Once they go below there’s not a lot of friction against switching.
Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by gbalduzzi on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @06:59AM (#44297664)
Exactly. I just never open that tab