i think the article does a wonderful job at illustrating the point without even uttering a single word

  • Admax@lemmy.worldEnglish
    351·
    1 day ago

    I could see a few way to make it even closer to todays standards :

    • Make the cookie message say “We care about your privacy” and mention their 1700+ partners in the same breath
    • Add more ads in the article, every other paragraph or so

    But it definitely feel accurate and gets the point accross…

    What else would you good people add to the list ?

    • gandalf_der_13te@feddit.orgOPEnglish
      14·
      22 hours ago
      • download our app (on mobile)
      • asks you to make an account every time you scroll down a little further (like instagram actually does in my browser)
      • article is 3 paragraphs long, afterwards 15 paragraphs of unrelated “recommended content”
      • videos start autoplaying
      • there’s an annoying source of sound that you can’t seem to track down
    • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgEnglish
      17·
      1 day ago

      An auto-playing video that automatically goes full screen, loudly advertising hemorrhoid medication.

      And then an ad that covers the screen so that controls are not visible, and follows on scrolling.

      Also, it should mention that my browser is too old.

      • gandalf_der_13te@feddit.orgOPEnglish
        6·
        22 hours ago

        And then an ad that covers the screen so that controls are not visible, and follows on scrolling.

        yeah and the “x” to close the ad is so small that you necessarily misclick (especially on mobile) and it opens another tab that redirects to the play store. now play store knows you’re into this shit and keeps recommending it to you.