Comment on WhatsApp is officially getting ads
Jaybird@lemmy.world 1 week 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 1 week ago
Taalen@lemmy.world 1 week 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 1 week ago
I wonder if anyone believed them at the time
Jaybird@lemmy.world 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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