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I really do wish that Telegram would reconsider putting up sponsored ads in channels. I've always kept it as my safe zone while the rest of the internet is saturated with ads.
If the ads are going to stay, it'd be nice to at least give channel admins the power to chose which ads show up on their channel. Or possibly even give channels the option to opt out of sponsored ads. Making the ads more distinct from regular posts would be nice too. Thank you
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I'd also like to add that one alternative could involve a subscription plan (yearly or monthly) to avoid ads, and have control over what ads (if any) get shown on channels run by you. I do believe that the folks who run telegram deserve to get payed for their hard work, but having the option to opt out of ads would be awesome.
I do not want to see ads either, but I'm willing to pay instead.
Those who cannot pay but still want to use the awesome-cool app, shouldn't they have a chance to do so with ads?
If what you really mean is the same as me, then you should perhaps change the rhetoric to avoid being misunderstood.
I don't want telegram profiling me or selling that data to anyone, even if the data is anonymised, half the point is that it doesn't do that.
Im all for subscription models like discord, but ads in my messaging platform are just a hard nah.
As for profiling, does a toggle "Do not show personalized ad experience" have any chance of working?
I've been considering it further, and I'm sure Ads in telegram could be executed in a thoughtful user-centric way, I'm just worried that opening the door to advertising in a small way now will mean that long-term, these sorts of considerations will get tossed aside in favour of increased bottom line.
I'd much rather a regular subscription be attached to unlocking additional features as it motivates new feature development. If you're selling additional features under a subscription, you'll always be looking to make your subscription features better. I'd more than happily pay 5-20 bucks+ a month for turbo/vip/channel upgrades etc.
Having an option to review and approve ads before they go in my channel would be excellent, even if I were required to approve a set minimum quantity of ads overall