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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

Every site is trying to pull a Bonzai Buddy now.

"We need all your info for advertising, not you can't opt out unless you make an account and give us your email. Oops, looks like I hid the opt-out under a subheader. Amazon is now profiling you."

WE USED TO CALL THAT SHIT A VIRUS.

ITS EVERY. FUCKING. WEBSITE. NOW

"Hi I'm going to block this entire site until you give me your info, this is very cool and normal."

Capitalism ruined the internet. The whole thing is malware now.

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[-] Octagon9561@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago

Luckily you can mitigate most of it by installing uBlock Origin.

[-] hummingspark@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago

i second ublock origin.

But the problem runs deeper. Sure you can hide from all those ads they display, but they can still data mine your existence and shape it with their recommendations.

[-] TheCaconym@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

they can still data mine your existence and shape it with their recommendations

You can protect from that, too, but it's substantially harder and takes a lot more effort.

[-] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago

I resent the idea that a normal person needs like two media studies degrees and a minor in cyber security to interact kinda safely with aspects of our society that are essentially non-optional

[-] TheCaconym@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Fully agreed, it's fucked

[-] Raebxeh@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

It’s prohibitively difficult enough that most people will never even try, which means it’s working as intended.

[-] Octagon9561@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

No, uBlock Origin is a tracker blocker too.

[-] Gorillatactics@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

Ive been using it for years and a month a go I sadly started seeing ads on youtube for the very first time.

[-] TheCaconym@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Youtube has been trying some laughable pushback as of late. Update the addon, have it update its filters, boom, ads gone again.

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