xodoh74984@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThe enshittification marches on – use Signal [WhatsApp]about.fb.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down145
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkThe enshittification marches on – use Signal [WhatsApp]about.fb.comxodoh74984@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareFaceDeer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down3·2 years agoWhat’s enshitty about this?
minus-squarexodoh74984@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down13·2 years agoMonetizing the app
minus-squareFaceDeer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 years agoI’m not seeing anything about monetization in this article, could you be more specific?
minus-squarexodoh74984@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down7·2 years agoIf you log into the app, you’ll see promoted content from celebrities and organizations. What do you think drives those promotions? It’s either direct paid promotion, user data being sold to ad firms, or a combination.
minus-squareFaceDeer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoI don’t use WhatsApp, I only have this article to go off of. You need to include more context with editorialized titles like this.
What’s enshitty about this?
Monetizing the app
I’m not seeing anything about monetization in this article, could you be more specific?
If you log into the app, you’ll see promoted content from celebrities and organizations. What do you think drives those promotions?
It’s either direct paid promotion, user data being sold to ad firms, or a combination.
I don’t use WhatsApp, I only have this article to go off of. You need to include more context with editorialized titles like this.