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reddaloyesterday at 9:54 PM2 repliesview on HN

They don't really want to label ads as ads (no advertiser really does...); they're forced by regulations from multiple countries.


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adrianmonkyesterday at 11:12 PM

Maybe I'm weird, but I believe in the theory that (all else equal) it's good for business to minimize how much your users hate your product/service.

In other words, users dislike the feeling of not knowing whether things are ads. I can't see any real downside to labeling them, so you're better off doing it so you don't drive users away.

pona-atoday at 7:35 AM

There's also the matter of brand reputation. You don't want to make your ads seem like your own or your user's public communications.