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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by imtringued on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @08:30AM (#44797207)
This is one of the dumbest things about ad networks. Google has enough data about your watching habits on Youtube and their algorithm is basically as good as it gets in terms of showing you what you want to watch and getting you hooked on it, but the moment they show you ads, all that technical expertise appears to have vanished into thin air and all they show you is fake mobile ads?

People hate obnoxious ads because the money that pays for them is essentially a bribe to artificially elevate content above its deserved ranking. It feels like you're being manipulated into an unfavorable trade.

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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by Timwi on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @10:48PM (#44820069)
> their algorithm is basically as good as it gets in terms of showing you what you want to watch and getting you hooked on it

It is? Are we talking about the same YouTube? I get absolutely useless recommendations, I get un-hooked within a couple videos, and I even keep getting recommendations for the same videos I've literally watched yesterday. Who in the world gets hooked by this??

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