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Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform (archive.is)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won't last. They're going full Microsoft Skype mode and it's only a matter of time.

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[–] [email protected] 96 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's never enough. Growth must be un-ending. Also gotta pump them numbers up for an IPO so they can bail with a pocket full of cash.

[–] EvilLootbox 24 points 8 months ago

It's like how Netflix ended the basic no-ads plan to force people to either pay way more or pay a little less but be bombarded with ads. Serving ads is more profitable than letting people pay a little bit to skip them, apparently.

[–] kaitco 17 points 8 months ago

Gotta follow that Reddit formula… 🤦‍♀️