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> there's no ads This is a patently ignorant and ridiculous statement. They absolutely shove their own store garbage every release and upsell Nitro at every o
by drpossum 2y ago
> there's no ads
This is a patently ignorant and ridiculous statement. They absolutely shove their own store garbage every release and upsell Nitro at every opportunity. Here's an article from last year about them explicitly introducing third party ads.
https://techbriefly.com/2024/04/01/discord-introduces-ads-to-increase-revenue/ https://techbriefly.com/2024/04/01/discord-introduces-ads-to...
- didntcheck 2y agoA freemium service advertizing it's premium offering hardly seems surprizing or objectional. They're not a charity
- drpossum 2y agoIs this apropos anything? I was pushing back on the claim that there were no ads, though your username suggests the reason.
- concerndc1tizen 2y agoWhy are you belligerent?
- drpossum 2y agoWell, concernedc1tizen, I don't like it when people spout of misinformation. Especially when it comes to deep societal issues like pervasive advertising. Making thoughtless and inaccurate blanket statements hurts the overall discussion. "Belligerence" as you call it is direct, unambiguous, and will probably be remembered.
- concerndc1tizen 2y agoThat's fair. But I've never seen these ads myself, so it's surprising. The Americans do take pervasive advertising to the next level though, with product placement, "influencers", and other deceptive tactics. Their behaviors are a major cost to the legal system, because more legislation has to be introduced to govern against their obviously anti-social and exploitative behavior.
- stavros 2y ago"It has no ads" and "it's not surprising that it has ads" are basically opposites.
- concerndc1tizen 2y agoI would define ads as promoting other businesses' products, as you would see on YouTube etc. Upselling is basically just unlocking additional features. If you object to that, then you're objecting to the freemium model, not to "ads".
- KomoD 2y ago> I would define ads as promoting other businesses' products, as you would see on YouTube etc. They do that, they call them "quests". Companies pay them to promote their product/service and users get rewards for doing a task (like playing a game, watching a video, etc.) https://discord.com/ads/quests https://discord.com/ads/quests The article that parent linked even says it.
- concerndc1tizen 2y agoWow, * please drink verification can
- culi 2y agoAre they personalized? Is Discord in the business of selling user data to feed personalized ads to them?