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Well, given how the company is operated and makes money it already does "advertising" a lot. Though it is more like self promotion to sell some kind of micropay

Well, given how the company is operated and makes money it already does "advertising" a lot. Though it is more like self promotion to sell some kind of micropayment on a particular product. And they make tons of money doing this. This moves looks like a way to try and squeeze more money out of their user and properties. If someone thinks FB is bad or EA games with micro transactions are bad, try one of Tencent's properties. Then think what will happen with this move towards advertisement.

heroprotagonist 9y ago
Beyond that, consider what Tencent are doing with a "social credit score" to compete with Alibaba's Sesame Credit. It will be scary when these systems eventually migrate to or evolve in the US. Tencent social credit: * https://qz.com/1049669/chinas-tencent-hkg-0700-is-quietly-testing-a-social-credit-score-based-on-peoples-online-behavior/ https://qz.com/1049669/chinas-tencent-hkg-0700-is-quietly-te... Sesame Credit video from Extra Credits (almost a couple years old now, but most easily-engaged piece I've seen on implications of social credit): * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHcTKWiZ8sI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHcTKWiZ8sI