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Why is Google still serving dodgy ads? (www.atomic14.com)
submitted 20 hours ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 14 points 17 hours ago (6 children)

I have personalized ads turned of in YouTube and it seems half the ads are for gambling as of late.

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  • [–] 2 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

    If you're seeing ads on YouTube, you're doing it wrong.

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  • [–] 11 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

    I find this kind of response insufferable. It shifts the conversation from a systems critique to personal responsibility. You could have posted this in response the OP, and it would be equally on point and useless.

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  • [–] 6 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

    Critique the system all you like. The system doesn't care. Call it 'insufferable' if you like, but ads are more insufferable. If there's a way to solve the problem myself without waiting until some corporate overlord deigns to change anything, I'll do that every time.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 hours ago

    I'll do that every time.

    Not everyone will though. It's not because they're not as principled as you are, maybe they just lack the know-how or time.

    Sharing the how and why would be more helpful - otherwise you're just coming off as holier-than-thou. And no one wants to engage with that.

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