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Re:YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caus... by donmcronald on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @05:18PM (#45281517)
About 30% of the ads I see are that crypto scam. I’m sure I’ve seen it over 100 times. There are several variants with different people. I don’t understand how that scam is paying for the massive volume of ad time they’re getting. It must cost a fortune.

I also get tons of French ads and I don’t speak French.

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Re:YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caus... by ChocolateGod on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @06:11PM (#45281993)
You would think Google having all this amazing AI could moderate their YouTube ads....

But those crypto scams make them money.

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Re:YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caus... by rimprobablyly on Thursday September 18, 2025 @04:08AM (#45286910)
Google definitely moderates their ads. It's hard to not see them as an accomplish.
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Re:YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caus... by ChocolateGod on Thursday September 18, 2025 @05:25AM (#45287491)
In the last two weeks I already seen three adverts of a terribly made AI Musk trying to sell me crypto.
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Re:YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caus... by k12sosse on Thursday September 18, 2025 @08:28AM (#45288779)
They're tailored to your habits somehow. It's not like those videos are served to housewives who watch and search for completely different segments of reality. They'll be getting the gutworm RFK lotus seed ads.
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