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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by socalgal2 on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @02:46PM (#46517577)
It's not ads IMO, it's just reality. Remove the ads, people (instagram/tiktok/youtube) still get influence by "strive to addict their users"
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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by SchemaLoad on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @05:09PM (#46519553)
Without adverts, the platform has less incentive to maximise engagement. They won't send you push notifications, they won't implement short form video, etc. My gym/ISP/email provider don't design their services on making me spend the whole day using them. If anything they don't want me using the service at all but I myself want to.
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