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YouTube accused of aiming ads at kids after promising it wouldn't do that (www.theregister.com)

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YouTube accused of aiming ads at kids after promising it wouldn't do that::Web giant comes out swinging, says allegations 'without merit'

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[-] Nikls94@lemmy.world 112 points 11 months ago

[-] db2@sopuli.xyz 26 points 11 months ago

Sarcastic surprised animated series Captain Kirk meme

[-] Rozz 4 points 11 months ago

https://media.tenor.com/aJjnxpm9jVYAAAAC/futurama-philip-fry.gif

[-] Hupf@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

https://c.tenor.com/SgK-2pYa_bEAAAAC/casablanca-shocked.gif

[-] Rozz 1 points 10 months ago

I should have thought of this one first

[-] Brodude@lemmy.world 103 points 11 months ago

'We didn't sell our soul to the devil, we auctioned it'.

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Google in a nutshell.

[-] bquintb@midwest.social 68 points 11 months ago

Are you telling me that multi-billion dollar companies don't give a fuck about people or their kids???? Who knew!

[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 43 points 11 months ago

"I was just trying to watch some spider man dancing videos and somehow I wound up being fed Ben Shapiro and PragerU videos"

YouTube's algorithm sucks, it funnels everyone to far-right garbage, and so many of their "kid's" videos are videos that kids absolutely shouldn't be watching.

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 14 points 11 months ago

Having talked to people at YouTube, they all know very well this is happening, but they are too afraid of retribution from the Republicans to take any action.

So feeding America racist and homophobic trash it is.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

So we need to instill fear from the left too

[-] grayman@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

My favorite are the videos of nannies playing with kids in some weird way and then they bend over or spread their legs. Quality garbage there. Thanks Google.

[-] Jay@sh.itjust.works 29 points 11 months ago

[-] EdherJr@sh.itjust.works 20 points 11 months ago

YouTube? Lying?!?! Who would've thought

[-] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

Gotta indoctrinate them young to be model consumers.

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Youtube knows it makes money.

[-] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 months ago

Classic Google.

[-] brihuang95@sopuli.xyz 7 points 11 months ago

they'll just pay yet another small fine for their bad behavior

[-] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

If you tell a company to do something it ALWAYS has to be a thinly veiled threat that you will fuck their wallet if they don't comply. Otherwise it's all lip service and does nothing but waste our time

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

do no evil

I mean I know it’s not in the charter any more… but honestly… 😬

[-] Pectin8747@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago

Capitalism gonna capitalize...

[-] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

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