WhatsApp To Show Ads, Offer Paid Subscriptions For First Time

[tomsss]

wah liew... ads ads ads everywhere

every inconceivable space you see, be it physically or even electronically, they have to put ads there

 

[white_prince]

If urgent u can call. Genius

Not so humourous

 

[Nevereatrice]

more boomers to fall victim for scams

 

[mooseolly]

gxgx to $Meta holders.

 

[Wanderer123]

launching the app, must watch 2x 1 min ad, unskippable
typing and reading msg will randomly trigger 1x 30sec ad, unskippable
closing app, must watch 2x 1min ad, unskippable
uninstall app, must watch 3x 1min ad, unskippable and fill up a survey on why you installing app, which in turn will most likely to trigger another 30 sec ad, unskippable.

And donkey years ago ads on TV was meant to be pee break - u cant bring tv to jamban wif u!

 

[Wanderer123]

This brings up the issue of privacy. Then does the claim of the messages being private still hold true?

I'm sure they that they will use AI to go through people's conversations to configure ads to display.

Matter of time, google n fb knows exactly ur kinks....