I asked a relative to look for RealVNC on the Play Store and install it. Once they were done, I asked them to fulfill a basic task inside RealVNC and they were really confused by my instructions. I took a look at their phone, lo and behold, they had installed a different app. I asked them to repeat the install procedure while I watched. They punched in "realvnc" in the search box, two identically formatted results appeared. Their finger instinctively clicked the Install button on the top result. It was an ad. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦

a screenshot of a search for realvnc on the Google Play Store, showing an ad above the real result
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

is doubling down on blaming the user instead of the practices

They blamed both, though.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Blaming a user for falling for malicious practices designed by multibillion dollars companies is like blaming the victim of a hit and run. "It was their fault for using the crosswalk, but the driver was also wrong for not stopping."

    Both sides!

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