Ads in Threads Expand to More Users

[MacRumors]

Threads users in more than 30 countries will start seeing ads on the social network as of today, according to Instagram lead Adam Mosseri. Threads parent company Meta is rolling ads out to additional locations after testing them with a limited number of users in the United States.

On Threads, Mosseri said that ads are expanding more broadly, and that the company's goal is for them to "enhance your overall experience."

Ads will show up in the Threads feed between posts on Threads, and will be delivered in select markets to begin with, before rolling out to additional markets in the future. Meta has so far tested ads with a limited number of advertisers, but now all advertisers globally will be able to display ads on Threads.

"People come to Meta's apps for a personalized experience that helps them discover businesses and content they love—ads are an essential part of enabling this. To help people deepen connections with businesses they love, we are expanding ads in Threads to all eligible advertisers globally," reads Meta's blog post on the ad expansion.

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[supremedesigner]

Hard pass. I still refused to use Meta products.

 

[zobby]

And for that reason. I’m out. Bluesky is ad free currently - a viable alternative to Twitter for me at least. How long this will last is another question entirely.

 

[neuropsychguy]

Ads will “enhance your overall experience” like developing sepsis enhances your life experience.

 

[EBone12355]

Ads to "enhance your overall experience" 🤣🤣🤣

 

[jz0309]

On Threads, Mosseri said that ads are expanding more broadly, and that the company's goal is for them to "enhance your overall experience."

I had no idea that ads would enhance my overall experience ...
I shall change my TV subscriptions for the ad-free plans to plans with ads immediately.
I am so glad this guy educated me ...
/s

 

[Anonymous123]

Perfect example of platform decay, although it also has different name…

Description straight from Wikipedia: “a pattern in which online products and services decline in quality over time. Initially, vendors create high-quality offerings to attract users, then they degrade those offerings to better serve business customers, and finally degrade their services to users and business customers to maximize profits for shareholders.”

 

[Premium1]

I am sure they will turn it into an ad-filled cesspool like IG is... Threads is whack anyway.

 

[albebaubles]

Threads users in more than 30 countries will start seeing ads on the social network as of today, according to Instagram lead Adam Mosseri. Threads parent company Meta is rolling ads out to additional locations after testing them with a limited number of users in the United States.

On Threads, Mosseri said that ads are expanding more broadly, and that the company's goal is for them to "enhance your overall experience."

Ads will show up in the Threads feed between posts on Threads, and will be delivered in select markets to begin with, before rolling out to additional markets in the future. Meta has so far tested ads with a limited number of advertisers, but now all advertisers globally will be able to display ads on Threads.

"People come to Meta's apps for a personalized experience that helps them discover businesses and content they love—ads are an essential part of enabling this. To help people deepen connections with businesses they love, we are expanding ads in Threads to all eligible advertisers globally," reads Meta's blog post on the ad expansion.

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Enhance experience. Hilarious. Gaslighting at its finest.

 

[Plutonius]

How many people use Threads ?

 

[russell_314]

“We sell ads senator” —— Mark Zuckerberg

Why is anyone surprised. It’s what Meta does. There are better alternatives if that’s not what you want.

 

[Ta_whirimatea]

Threads users in more than 30 countries will start seeing ads on the social network as of today, according to Instagram lead Adam Mosseri. Threads parent company Meta is rolling ads out to additional locations after testing them with a limited number of users in the United States.

On Threads, Mosseri said that ads are expanding more broadly, and that the company's goal is for them to "enhance your overall experience."

Ads will show up in the Threads feed between posts on Threads, and will be delivered in select markets to begin with, before rolling out to additional markets in the future. Meta has so far tested ads with a limited number of advertisers, but now all advertisers globally will be able to display ads on Threads.

"People come to Meta's apps for a personalized experience that helps them discover businesses and content they love—ads are an essential part of enabling this. To help people deepen connections with businesses they love, we are expanding ads in Threads to all eligible advertisers globally," reads Meta's blog post on the ad expansion.

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Meta is the cancer of the internet.

 

[contacos]

That spin to make it sound like they are doing a good deed lol ...

 

[alexandr]

Man, if ads are going to enhance my overall experience — I'm willing to pay for them!

 

[txscott]

Why do they feel it necessary to say that ads will enhance the experience? Do they not understand how stupid it makes them look? The ONLY things advertising enhances are the bottom lines of the ad platforms and, if they are lucky, the advertisers. Platform user experience is ALWAYS degraded by the presence of ads.

 

[AppleFan91]

I mean, it’s a Meta product. Look what happened to FB and Instagram. They are more ads than user content now. Threads won’t be immune.

 

[guci0]

I said they would spoil...

 

[Capeto]

People come to Meta's apps for a personalized experience that helps them discover businesses and content they love—ads are an essential part of enabling this. To help people deepen connections with businesses they love…

This describes about 0% of people who use social media, although I guess people still willingly using Meta products might be different.

 

[Avenged110]

Do they really think that at this point in time, making laughable statements like that is somehow better than simply acknowledging that the platform has to generate revenue, so there's going to be advertisements? It's not like we all don't already know that's the case, why gaslight about it?

 

[TVreporter]

The ads enhance his experience… by filling his bank account.

 

[subjonas]

Finally! I haven’t joined Threads yet, been waiting for them to show ads.

 

[tubedogg]

Came for the unquestioning repetition of spin, was not disappointed. (Well, I was, but not surprised.)

My question is, where is the fire that you showed when you were beating up on Apple about unshipped AI products? This post is news, at least (unlike the 17 posts about each time Apple removed a word from their website), sure, but to just accept without comment the idea that adding ads enhances anybody's life except Zuck is quite... problematic, no?

I haven't used Threads but it seems like it has the same problems Facebook and Instagram have, which is that they're run by an awful company who needs to be removed from existence.

 

[masterhiggins]

X will reign supreme with the success of grok. It's the only AI to score a perfect 100% on echo hive's reasoning test. It'll only get better.

 

[turbineseaplane]

If anyone has missed Ed Zitron just roasting Mosseri, it's worth looking up and listening to

 

[Brainjax44]

Oh how generous of them. Such kind folks, meta.