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TIL that 'chumbox' refers to the grid of thumbnail advertisements with "low quality clickbait links and articles" (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 month ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.ca
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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 1 month ago

I honestly hate seeing ads for things that are already ubiquitous to basically living in modern society. Does anyone really need to be reminded that Coke exists every 30 seconds?

[-] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

But what if it's purple flavored Coke? We've got to know!

this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2024
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