People are outraged because audio ads sound a lot more intrusive than visual ones. Google can seamlessly show ads on the web, but not so much on speakers. There

People are outraged because audio ads sound a lot more intrusive than visual ones. Google can seamlessly show ads on the web, but not so much on speakers. There's also a bigger shock because people presumably anthropomorphize the assistant and think of this as a betrayal. Everyone is trying to sell you stuff through these assistants. Maybe people don't want sales assistants.