[sneak]

> I'm one of those sellers who is being forced into Etsy's new ad program.

How are you being forced?

[PeterisP]

They'll be charged 12-15% of the purchase value if Etsy thinks that their buyer clicked on an Etsy-related ad somewhere in the last 30 days.

[skinnymuch]

They mean forced if they want to continue using Etsy, right? Or did I misunderstand the intent of your comment.

[AdrianB1]

That means there is choice, which does not qualify as "forced".

[skinnymuch]

Isn’t that being pedantic? Would any one think a pretty minor private company is forcing some one to do something by setting out rules beforehand?

No company forces bad work conditions on their employees either any more. Since you’re always free to leave. I’d think you can use force in cases like that though (IE at least previously some of Amazon warehouse worker issues)