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WhatsApp is officially getting ads (www.theverge.com)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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WhatsApp is rolling out ads. In an update on Monday, Meta announced that it will now show ads from businesses through its Stories-like status feature.

Meta says it will tailor the ads to your interests by using “limited” information, including your country or city, language, the channels you follow, and how you interact with ads on the platform. You can also change your ad preferences from Meta’s Accounts Center.

This isn’t the only change Meta is making to WhatsApp. The company will also start showing promoted channels when you click on the Explore button to find new ones to follow. It’s also rolling out the ability to subscribe to channels to “receive exclusive updates” as well.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (6 children)

I forgot WhatsApp existed.

Guess its shittier now.

Mhm. Yup.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (4 children)

People are going to use whatever the majority use.

I need to ude WhatsApp when i travel to countries egere it's widely adopted. Just like I need tocuse Facebook if I want to partake in group chats with friends.

They're just too big. How is anything else supposed to take off? Just gradually maybe.

So maybe Signal will get there in a few years? What's itd adoption rate since it was created?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Gradually is the answer. You can dual use both Signal and Whatsapp. Same how you can use Lemmy and Facebook and are not limited to one sociale media app.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Only shocking part of this is that it took them this long.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Soon: WhatsApp revanced

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Time to ditch WhatsApp

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The best time to quit was 10 years ago. The second-best time is now.

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[–] JamonBear 10 points 5 days ago (5 children)

delta.chat

The enshittify proof alternative!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Would signal also work?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

...Electron inside.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You mean WhatsCrap?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

OH whatsSNAP

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Never used it for personal ends. But I'm curious to see if all the companies using as a work tool will divert from it.

Signal.

And IF I learn how to run Jammi, it will be my default communication application.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Explains why I've started seeing ads for WhatsApp, which was really bizarre

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

Signal doesnt have ads...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The problem is there are very few alternatives that will work for grandma and her friends, especially open source alternatives. This is why WhatsApp and LINE are stupidly popular.