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Noelle :verified:

Instagram confirms test of ‘unskippable’ ads

"Instagram confirmed it’s testing unskippable ads after screenshots of the feature began circulating across social media."

"“We’re always testing formats that can drive value for advertisers,” a Meta company spokesperson told TechCrunch."

Looks like it's time for people to move over to :pixelfed:

techcrunch.com/2024/06/03/inst

TechCrunch · Instagram confirms test of 'unskippable' ads | TechCrunchThe change would see Instagram becoming more like the free version of YouTube, which requires users to view ads before and in the middle of watching videos.
Jun 04, 2024, 01:42 AM·Public·Web
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Ali Hodroj

@noellemitchell at least YouTube has some worthy content that justifies waiting for an ad.

So glad I migrated to Pixelfed a while ago.

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Bad Rob, Best Rob

@noellemitchell
Every other item in my feed is now a suggested post anyway. Instagram is now just a means to send old tik tok reels to my few friends that use it.

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Ergative Absolutive

@noellemitchell Thanks for the timely rec! I just sent in my application to pixelfed.art.

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Noelle :verified:

@ergative Nice! I hope you get accepted.

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