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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
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SmartTube on my TV and NewPipe on my phone make me realise when I watch something on my Xbox just how bad regular viewing can be
Yeah, my kids have always watched on NewPipe, SmartTube, uBkock, pirate Spotify, torrents, pirate streams, etc. It's to the point that they're actually excited to see ads since they literally never see them.
Very different from my cable TV childhood.
I have toddler and I'm also worried about the influence of advertising algorithms on her. How do you protect your kids when they're at other people's houses, school, etc? Is there a "vaccine" for advertising so that when they are inevitably exposed it's not a shock to their brains? Any advice?
Every once in a while I’ve done an advertising history lesson with my kids, showing them the first TV ads, then how those company’s ads changed through the decades. They find it fascinating like going to the aquarium.
And they have no problem picking out advertising practices embedded in everyday life as a consequence, and sometimes go influence spotting.
I don’t mind them being exposed to ads at friends’ places because they know what ads are and know they’re unlikely to be getting the stuff advertised.
They also see the effect the ads have on their friends, and often take pity on them showing them how to limit ad exposure.