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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 2 years ago

[-] Brodude@lemmy.world 103 points 2 years ago

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

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Google in a nutshell.

[-] bquintb@midwest.social 68 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago

So we need to instill fear from the left too

[-] grayman@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

[-] EdherJr@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 years ago

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

[-] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Gotta indoctrinate them young to be model consumers.

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Youtube knows it makes money.

[-] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago

Classic Google.

[-] brihuang95@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago

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

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago

do no evil

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

[-] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years 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

[-] Pectin8747@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Capitalism gonna capitalize...

[-] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

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