baatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 months agoWhatsApp is thinking about adding usernames with PINs to stop spammerswww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down11
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkWhatsApp is thinking about adding usernames with PINs to stop spammerswww.androidpolice.combaatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareArbiterXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·3 months agoWhatsApp is owned by Facebook and you can pay them for corporate accounts and advertising.
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·3 months agoWhat does that have to do with the article posted here?
minus-squareArbiterXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·3 months agoMaybe you’re missing the connection here. Facebook is implementing features to prevent some types of advertising, as per the article. Facebook allows the purchase of the exact same advertising, so long as you pay their fee.
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoHrm… I’m tempted to just cite the exact same line for a third time. That connection you mention would be sensible, yeah. If that were what is happening. Which as per the article, it is not. There’s even screenshots of the setup pages.
minus-squareArbiterXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoWell I tried to show you what’s happening, I’m sorry you’re not seeing it, but I’m done. Have a nice day.
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months ago🤷 I mean sure, but you could have just said you never read the article. No need to get snippy about it.
minus-squareArbiterXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoI’m the one getting snippy? Hahaha okay. I read the article, I’m just commenting about the world around the article from a small step back, and I tried to help you see that. Have a nice day.
WhatsApp is owned by Facebook and you can pay them for corporate accounts and advertising.
What does that have to do with the article posted here?
Maybe you’re missing the connection here.
Facebook is implementing features to prevent some types of advertising, as per the article.
Facebook allows the purchase of the exact same advertising, so long as you pay their fee.
Hrm… I’m tempted to just cite the exact same line for a third time.
That connection you mention would be sensible, yeah. If that were what is happening. Which as per the article, it is not. There’s even screenshots of the setup pages.
Well I tried to show you what’s happening, I’m sorry you’re not seeing it, but I’m done. Have a nice day.
🤷
I mean sure, but you could have just said you never read the article. No need to get snippy about it.
I’m the one getting snippy? Hahaha okay.
I read the article, I’m just commenting about the world around the article from a small step back, and I tried to help you see that.
Have a nice day.