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by pluto_modadic 897 days ago
yeah, I was like "you check the user's notification settings, right? right?"
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The problem starts with low opt-in rates. The assumption becomes the low response was due to the user not understanding how to opt-in.
By that same logic the present state can be described as most users not knowing how to opt-out which is predatory.

Given the history of online advertising it can readily be inferred that ads do not provide enough value for almost any user to want to opt-in.

Or turn that around: the service was providing insufficient value for the user to bother looking at how to opt in for their notifications.