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WhatsApp seems set on introducing ads, but they won't appear in your inbox (www.androidpolice.com)
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[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 100 points 2 years ago

This seems to follow a progression

  • No ads
  • Non-intrusive ads
  • Intrusive ads, but you can pay to make them go away
  • Intrusive ads, but you can pay to make them less intrusive
  • Intrusive ads and you have to pay just to see the content
  • Content becomes ads
  • Ads pretend to be content (see Dr. Pepper's "Fansville")
  • Award categories for ads are featured in major award ceremonies
  • Award ceremonies just for ads go mainstream

Actually not sure what's real vs hypothetical at this point.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

We've been through this before. FFS, the US has a whole event whose entire point for like 99% of the audience is to see which ads will be shown during the half time break. Cable still has 24h advertisement channels.

[-] teft@startrek.website 12 points 2 years ago

This is how you end up with that scene in Demolition Man where they’re singing commercials.

[-] dopeshark@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

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[-] bratosch@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

(see Dr. Pepper's "Fansville")

Nice try, Dr. Pepper. If that is even your real name!

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

Oh gosh. Did my critique of ads just become an ad?

[-] BURN@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I’m gonna be real, I prefer fansville style ads over traditional TV commercials.

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