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Re:EU Open Web Search project kicked off by tlarkworthy on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @12:48AM (#32920898)
I have YouTube premium. Everytime my kids get exposed to even age appropriate àds it generates attraction to crap. Even in magazines for kids. So I just keep ads out of their system and they seem happier and more internally satisfied
Re:EU Open Web Search project kicked off by eurasiantiger on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @01:22AM (#32921090)
Advertisements are essentially artificial reminders of how unsatisfying and difficult life is without $PRODUCT.
Re:EU Open Web Search project kicked off by guerrilla on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @07:43AM (#32923636)
Pretty much a form of psychological abuse and manipulation.
Re:EU Open Web Search project kicked off by harha on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @01:00AM (#32920963)
I've recently been searching for some how-to videos and the number of ads is insane - but somehow they don't show when I watch in the video search results in DuckDuckGo
Re:EU Open Web Search project kicked off by april_22 on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @06:32AM (#32923093)
Same here, not using YouTube's built in search function eliminates most of the ad and also recommendations problems. I use You.com since they additionally show Reddit and TikTok results which I sometimes find more useful than YT videos.
Re:EU Open Web Search project kicked off by easrng on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @05:06AM (#32922448)
I'm pretty sure YouTube doesn't play ads in embeds (as much?)
Re:EU Open Web Search project kicked off by baq on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @05:07AM (#32922460)
people are primarily motivated by envy even if they don't realize it...