Comment on WhatsApp is officially getting ads
Jaybird@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
“We will never show you ads in WhatsApp. We promise”. --Facebook when they bought WhatsApp and promised the previous owner not to force ads in the app…
Jaybird@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Taalen@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Should’ve included a clause that gives WhatsApp back to the sellers without returning the payment if they walk back from it. Put your money where your mouth is.
InnerScientist@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I wonder if anyone believed them at the time
Jaybird@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
If they did not, they at least ignored that instinct and kept using WhatsApp…
How do we get people to stop ignoring their better instincts in things like this?
InnerScientist@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The only way to completely fix it is to make the services be compatible, so that people can switch without the downside of leaving people behind.
This is complicated and has downsides though.
Jarix@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
About the same time we hold people accountable for the words they use when convincing people to make a choice against their interests… So never