fer0n@lemm.ee to Technology@beehaw.org · 10 months agoWhatsApp head confirms ads in the messaging app are still in the workswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down10
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkWhatsApp head confirms ads in the messaging app are still in the workswww.theverge.comfer0n@lemm.ee to Technology@beehaw.org · 10 months agomessage-square105fedilink
minus-squarelichtmetzger@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13·10 months agoThe day that happens I can hopefully uninstall this thing already. Most of my friends use it, they’re really big here in Europe. Pretty hard to move to another app.
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoIf that doesn’t convince your friends, nothing will.
minus-square_thisdot@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoI use iMessage to text my close friends. But I live in a country where WhatsApp is a verb. So I do end up using WhatsApp and in my experience, it’s already riddled with I don’t see how it can be any worse tbh. Instagram ads are way better imo.
The day that happens I can hopefully uninstall this thing already. Most of my friends use it, they’re really big here in Europe. Pretty hard to move to another app.
If that doesn’t convince your friends, nothing will.
I use iMessage to text my close friends. But I live in a country where WhatsApp is a verb.
So I do end up using WhatsApp and in my experience, it’s already riddled with![ads](https://infosec.pub/pictrs/image/d2dde26b-8c82-4c89-aa9c-6e9c02f38664.png)
I don’t see how it can be any worse tbh. Instagram ads are way better imo.