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Imgur has had ads since a couple months after launch. Nearly 98% of Imgur's lifespan has had ads.
by delecti 6y ago
Imgur has had ads since a couple months after launch. Nearly 98% of Imgur's lifespan has had ads.
- coldpie 6y agoIn the last ~6 months, Imgur added forced video ads when uploading new images: https://www.resetera.com/threads/hmm-so-we-now-have-to-watch-30-second-ads-just-to-upload-images-to-imgur.338320/ https://www.resetera.com/threads/hmm-so-we-now-have-to-watch... https://www.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/k5lwus/imgur_now_forces_you_to_disable_adblock_to_upload/ https://www.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/k5lwus/imgur... Hilariously, I found this article from about a year before they added those ads: https://digiday.com/marketing/imgur-diversifying-beyond-ad-revenue/ https://digiday.com/marketing/imgur-diversifying-beyond-ad-r... This is what flailing around trying to find a business model looks like. If Imgur was profitable without those ads, they wouldn't be abusing their users like this.