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Enshittification@lemmy.world · 9 months ago

Instagram is testing unskippable "Ad Breaks" lasting 3-5 seconds, disrupting user browsing experience

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Instagram is testing unskippable "Ad Breaks" lasting 3-5 seconds, disrupting user browsing experience

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Enshittification@lemmy.world · 9 months ago

Unskippable ads may soon make Instagram a nightmare just like YouTube

Instagram has been testing one of its most controversial features yet: unskippable ads, and it's called Ad Breaks. Here's what we know.

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If you force advertising onto me to use your service, I will block it, failing that, I will stop using your service, full stop.

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