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Lock Screen Ads Are Coming to Some Smartphones
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this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2025
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So much of the economy is selling ads for things hardly anyone seems to be buying.
it feels like a form of businesses speculating on themselves
billboards showing an elegantly plated dog turd
I play stupid phone games without a paid turn-off-all-ads version and the ads that aren't for similar games are for the ad system itself. The hours of ads I've watched this year have had a potential payout to the ad buyers of maybe $20. How does this system keep going?