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Comment by npteljes

1 year ago

Yes, in my mind, just saying "ads" are more for like Nike or Hyundai, than for a service provider upselling its own products. But this point is technically valid, these are advertisements as well. Just not what I, or others, first think of when they read "Instagram is using my face on ads".

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lelandfe  1 year ago

If you go into a Hyundai dealer and see a big banner about their new financing plan, isn’t that an ad?

If the Nike catalog includes a full page promo for nike.com, isn’t that an ad?

  • npteljes  1 year ago

    Yes, it's an ad.

    My point is, and I even edited the original comment so that it comes across better: "ads on instagram" implies third party ads much more, than fist party upsells. Another example is "Ads in Windows". The popup for OneDrive is much less egregious than Candy Crush, or tabloid news in the Start Menu. This is because, while the user asked for neither, some consent was already given for the first party, while no consent was given to the third party.

    • lelandfe  1 year ago

      You rewrote your comment not to come across better but to make a different point.

      Your point was that this wasn’t an ad. Your point now is that you personally feel “ad” doesn’t typically mean first party ads.

      The former is wrong, the latter an opinion.

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    • chillfox  1 year ago

      I really don't see a difference between upsell and 3rd party ads. I stopped using Evernote (was a paying subscriber) because I got annoyed by constantly having ads for their other services shoved in my face.