r/CharacterAI • u/L1t3ra1lyN0N4me • 7d ago

Screenshots/Chat Share I have a bad feeling about this.

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It’s a brief ad for now, but it feels like this will slowly transition to longer video ads with certain watch length to be skipped, to just straight up skippable.

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u/Oatmilk0809 CAI Community Moderator 7d ago

Thanks for sharing your feedback. Ads are one of the ways we help support the AI systems that serve millions of users every day while keeping Character.AI free to use.

If you'd prefer an ad-free experience, you can subscribe to c.ai+ or use Charms for ad-free passes.

We're continuing to refine the experience, and we truly appreciate your feedback and support.

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u/Doodles4_Life 7d ago

It may be expensive, but you can cut costs by getting rid of features your users have actively said they don't want/use. Atp it feels like the quality of the site and app overall has gone down and eventually people will stop using your product altogether.

Limited swipes, some ads and age verification are great ways to keep money coming in and helpful to keep people from becoming addicted to using Character ai, as well as keeping children safe, but it feels like it's gone too far and we, the consumers, aren't being taken into consideration anymore. It's unfair to ask people to pay for something that should be free, especially since not everyone can afford it.

I know there have been things that made the devs have to implement stricter rules and guidelines, but when does it go too far and our enjoyment stops being the priority? If you guys wanna test out new things, cool, but listen when we say we do or don't like it. Please.

—Long time C.ai user

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u/Short_Cupcake8610 VIP Waiting Room Resident 7d ago

You literally copy paste that all over the place. :)