baatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 22 days agoWhatsApp is thinking about adding usernames with PINs to stop spammerswww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down11
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minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-222 days agoWhat does that you wrote have to do with the article posted here?
minus-squareArbiterXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·22 days agoWhatsApp is owned by Facebook and you can pay them for corporate accounts and advertising.
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·22 days agoWhat does that have to do with the article posted here?
minus-squareArbiterXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·22 days 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-221 days 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-down2·21 days 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-up2·21 days 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-down2·21 days 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.
What does that you wrote have to do with the article posted here?
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.