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Is there any way to trick the algorithm to stop showing me a type of ad? (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm in recovery and these alcohol ads are literally painful. Like one 30 second ad will make me spiral and I'll need my antianxiety meds and my ESA. How do I stop the fucking algorithm?

For context I watch everything on my Xbox one because my laptop is broke

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I think other people have already covered your options well.

I just want to rant about how predatory marketing is under late capitalism. If we had a government that halfway cared about us - and not even in the "cared about our general wellbeing" sense but just the "cared about our cost to the government and potential negative impacts on the community" sense - then they would mandate that all advertising has blanket opt-outs for things that may trigger an addiction spiral such as alcohol or gambling ads.

Would tons of people "exploit" this system to be free of gambling and alcohol ads? Yes. Good. But also wtf is your government doing where you can't even say "Please don't trigger me to spiral into addiction by shoving this shit in my face constantly"?

Sorry that you're going through this. I will there was something I could offer you besides righteous indignation and rants.