Comment on Tell HN: Facebook Messenger is testing in-call video adsparentComments−ceejayoz3yIs there a reason Signal couldn't put ads in their video call product?−shaldengeki3yThis is an interesting question. Doesn't Signal rather famously not track anything about who you're talking to? Reputational damage to Signal's brand aside, I expect it'd be hard to sell advertisers on a black hole.−fsflover3yYou can have advertisements without tracking. See the original TV ads.−comprev3yThe "tracking" was done by monitoring spikes in sales (using a promotional code) and "focus group" interviews from customers.These days the accuracy of tracking has improved immensely.−jakecopp3yIf they did, you wouldn't be able to use a fork or another client because it isn't federated unfortunately.−ShowalkKama3ythat doesn't mean you can't fork the client. See telegram for an example of third party apps without federation−lern_too_spel3yBecause you can just take it out: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android−woofwoofwoof3yI believe it is non-profit currently, so making money is not their top priority.−ceejayoz3yNon-profits still have to stay in business. My health insurer is "non-profit".−sschueller3ySo why did they think they had to do the crypto token thing?−fsflover3yDoesn't Signal have $50 million in debt? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)#Developers_a...
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Is there a reason Signal couldn't put ads in their video call product?
This is an interesting question. Doesn't Signal rather famously not track anything about who you're talking to? Reputational damage to Signal's brand aside, I expect it'd be hard to sell advertisers on a black hole.
You can have advertisements without tracking. See the original TV ads.
The "tracking" was done by monitoring spikes in sales (using a promotional code) and "focus group" interviews from customers.
These days the accuracy of tracking has improved immensely.
If they did, you wouldn't be able to use a fork or another client because it isn't federated unfortunately.
that doesn't mean you can't fork the client. See telegram for an example of third party apps without federation
Because you can just take it out: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android
I believe it is non-profit currently, so making money is not their top priority.
Non-profits still have to stay in business. My health insurer is "non-profit".
So why did they think they had to do the crypto token thing?
Doesn't Signal have $50 million in debt? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)#Developers_a...