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Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads – and what can we do about it? (theconversation.com)
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[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was promised that surveillance capitalism would mean high quality ads that improved my quality of living. :blessed:

[–] kennebel@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

When I can’t block the ads, I always opt for the “non-personalized ads” option, since I know they are getting paid less. Also easier to ignore an ad when it is random.