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What software does not exist but you wish it did? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 18 hours ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Up to you whether you want to limit your answer to software that is possible/realistic

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[–] 31 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Okay so you know how Ad Naseum is a thing? It's like uBlock but it clicks on ads to fuck with advertisers?

I wish we had something like that for youtuber sponsors built on top of SponsorBlock. Like imagine it finds the affiliate link, signs up for this shit using a burner email, and then the bot doing this deletes itself.

It makes the youtuber look bad, it makes the brand look bad, and you feel like a gigachad for doing it.

Is it possible? Maybe, but realistically I believe this is a form of fraud, so I imagine no one would do this, BUT I WISH IT DID EXIST!

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  • [–] 15 points 14 hours ago

    You had me in the first half, but very quickly I realized we went opposite directions with that idea.

    Like, I would absolutely love a program that automatically followed affiliate links for whitelisted channels that I watch. Obviously I wouldn't want it to buy things, but it would allow me to show a little bit more support.

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  • [–] 3 points 12 hours ago*

    Just replied to a comment above but yeh I’d love something like this. Something that punishes or profits (in my favour) from pushy advertising.

    This should not be fraud. It’s simple resistance.

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