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Messages. The ads come as messages. Like in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YGZwlZqrpU

They sometimes look like this, too [JPG]: https://static1.anpoimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/...

Wow that's messed up. Arguably even worse than WhatsApp's recent move to show ads.

How is this distinguishable from spam? It's a random vendor sending you an RCS message. It's not the app serving ads, it's doing its job displaying the message.

Deleting the Messages app for this is the same as deleting your email client in a bid to reduce spam.

On closer inspection, I see what you mean. It's a spam message, not the app showing ads. Apologies for propagating the FUD

this is some dystopian bs. I've never realized goodle/android is in a such weird place

I'd need to see proof that android has anything to do with it. It's just a vendor sending you a RCS version of marketing messages. If they have your phone number they send you the message, google or not.

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