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		yywwbbn on April 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources Did WhatsApp have Ads? I thought all their income was from subscriptions? If it’s only for verification they, yeah, they might be fine as long as the verification fee is optional.

dd36 on April 25, 2022 [–]

I do not believe they are literally applying the WhatsApp model. The point was that small amounts of money are tolerable in a network effect.

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