Smart TVs were a bad idea.
Roku testing auto-playing video ads before loading home screen
Smart TVs were a bad idea.
Roku testing auto-playing video ads before loading home screen
What's up with mastodon.social instance @Gargron?
Yesterday it was cdn.concert.io and today it's admanager.concert.io.
There is absolutely no explanation over why they are integrated with the instance. Once again thanks to #TrackerControl which exposed these integrations.
It's time to ditch the mastoson.social instance.
We just tried to check out on the #Sonic app and it offered us a pop-up ad for financing our food. Then Capital One, finally then Disney+/Hulu. I asked to speak to the manager and asked them to relay to the District Manager that I wouldn't be shopping with them anymore while it was happening
Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge…
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-begins-turning-off-ublock-origin-and-other-extensions-in-edge/
It was of course a matter of time. Have a look at this post for alternative browsers:
#Disenshittify, NOW!! We have a chance: #IP!!
"…thanks to internal memos published during last year's #monopoly trial against #Google, we know what they did. They made #search worse. They reduced the system's accuracy it so you had to search twice or more to get to the answer, thus doubling the number of queries, and doubling the number of #ads.
Meanwhile, Google entered into a secret, illegal collusive arrangement with #Facebook, codenamed #JediBlue, to rig the ad market, fixing prices so advertisers paid more and publishers got less." @pluralistic
#adtech
https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/
This is wrong on so many points D:
In a move that has left drivers both frustrated and bewildered, Stellantis has introduced full-screen pop-up ads on its infotainment systems. Specifically, Jeep owners have reported being bombarded with advertisements for Mopar’s extended warranty service. The kicker? These ads appear every time the vehicle comes to a stop.
https://techstory.in/stellantis-introduces-pop-up-ads-in-vehicles-sparking-outrage-among-owners/
@adhdeanasl also #Scammers can't really buy range like they can on #BillionaireSocialMedia:
Shure one could get #bots to #boost stuff, but those won't pop up in users' feeds unless they follow one #bot that boosted it.
AFAIK no #ActivityPub implementation even supports sponsored content / #ads unlike #Treads / #NSAbook, #BlueSky or #Shitter.
Above-Average #TechLiteracy and actual #moderators quickly yeet #scammers and their posts...
Einmal Fedipower bitte.
Ich brauche eure Hilfe:
Kennt jemand eine gute Rehaklinik, die auf ADS bei Erwachsenen spezialisiert ist?
Bitte boosten, was das Zeug hält - Vielen Dank im Voraus
fuck this
and this Transforming audience
engagement with also this
generative AI
and all of this
Hi folks. Please help get the word out!
https://lmno.lol, my blogging service, is now generally available. No invite needed!
No #tracking #ads #paywall or #bloat
#privacy first, read anywhere (even #terminal), #markdown, bring your own #editor
My blog https://lmno.lol/alvaro
I hope LMNO gets you blogging in 2025!
Please help me get the word out
I used to be quite active on Reddit. I'm one of the moderators of a lefty group there. However, I haven't been on it recently.
But I went on today using Firefox. I discovered that it's no longer very functional with the Firefox setup I have (which includes various script blocking addons).
So, I went on using Chromium (an open source version of Chrome). This led me to various YouTube links. Generally, when I use YouTube, I filter it through FreeTube. But, that was tricky in this instance, so I just watched stuff on YouTube.
There's a shocking amount of ads there. And they're all kind of creepily within what would be products for my demographic (IE, they're targeted toward me). Yeesh. And no, I was not inspired to buy anything.
According to Statista, advertisers spent $185.35 billion to influence your search results in 2022. By 2028, they'll spend $261 billion
At Kagi, we believe your attention and data shouldn't be for sale - that's why we work directly for users, not advertisers or any third parties.
Good on #Bluesky for catching up with #Misskey on this front! (Both we and misskey.io have ads, though "ads" here do not really pay for the server lol)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/bluesky-ceo-jay-graber-is-reshaping-social-media-but-advertising-isnt-off-the-table/
#ads #advertisements
toot ist als client echt sehr zu empfehlen. Mit einem Tastendruck ist ein Tröt sofort übersetzt. Und die Bilderflut lenkt auch nicht mehr ab.
#AntennaPod refuses to block #ads and sponsor segments in #podcasts
https://forum.antennapod.org/t/ability-to-skip-ads-in-the-podcast/212/56
So I need an alternative.
Anyone know of any #podcast players/ #RSS readers that can #sponsorblock?
Keep your pro-advert sanctimony to yourself.
Pre web 1.0 you didn't need personal data on your products users. Maybe you sent out a mailer but unlikely. An items sold well. Some #ads were even good. back in the #TV #Radio #Newspaper days unlike the filth of today.
So if a company says they need your personal data to sell to you its a lie. It was a lie back then an it is now.
Get off your buts and make actual good ads.
"Looking at you #google #Mozilla #meta etc"
This in truth should all be regulated.
I hate #ads on the web. I just discovered this plugin called "AdNauseam", which is built on top of uBlock Origin. Instead of just silently hiding the #ad, it clicks it first. This means that you stuff the algorithm full of noise about you. It is harder to build a profile on you because you appear to click EVERYTHING. It also, obviously, drives up costs for advertisers.
It's been around since at least 2021.