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Google not displaying relevant ads do NOT in any way make it less wrong. In your case, there are 2 'ethical' options: use premium or avoid the service. Btw I al

Google not displaying relevant ads do NOT in any way make it less wrong. In your case, there are 2 'ethical' options: use premium or avoid the service. Btw I also use adblock so I am a part of the problem.

anoncake 6y ago
By paying for premium you support a company whose business model is based on selling emotional manipulation (i.e. ads). You support a company that violates your right to use the software of your choice on your personal property. And you give in to extortion by paying for not being exposed to emotional manipulation. Paying for premium is the unethical option here.
- dingaling 6y ago
  > By paying for premium you support a company whose business model is based on selling emotional manipulation The corollary of that is that any interaction with such a company is unethical, since it encourages them to continue the manipulation on people who may not be as aware or resistant. I therefore assume you've routed YouTube.com to :: ?
  - ferzul 6y ago
    can you do that on a phone?
  - anoncake 6y ago
    Using its bandwidth without paying it doesn't encourage a for-profit company.
skinkestek 6y ago
It is my rendering device. For a number of years I allowed them to run JS on my device and download ads from other servers to my device. I have now instructed my rendering device to not do that. Even as a devout christian that doesn't feel unethical. I'm free to try to avoid the ads, they are free (within limits) to get me to view ads. A pro tip in that regard would be to make the ads relevant and unobtrusive. A good first step here would be to include them statically on the server side and make sure they don't contain any moving or noisy elements. Another good idea would be to select ads not solely on what company they can fleece for most money by showing me irrelevant ads but also factor in if the ad is in any way relevant.

anoncake 6y ago

By paying for premium you support a company whose business model is based on selling emotional manipulation (i.e. ads). You support a company that violates your right to use the software of your choice on your personal property. And you give in to extortion by paying for not being exposed to emotional manipulation. Paying for premium is the unethical option here.

dingaling 6y ago
> By paying for premium you support a company whose business model is based on selling emotional manipulation The corollary of that is that any interaction with such a company is unethical, since it encourages them to continue the manipulation on people who may not be as aware or resistant. I therefore assume you've routed YouTube.com to :: ?
- ferzul 6y ago
  can you do that on a phone?
- anoncake 6y ago
  Using its bandwidth without paying it doesn't encourage a for-profit company.

skinkestek 6y ago

It is my rendering device. For a number of years I allowed them to run JS on my device and download ads from other servers to my device. I have now instructed my rendering device to not do that. Even as a devout christian that doesn't feel unethical. I'm free to try to avoid the ads, they are free (within limits) to get me to view ads. A pro tip in that regard would be to make the ads relevant and unobtrusive. A good first step here would be to include them statically on the server side and make sure they don't contain any moving or noisy elements. Another good idea would be to select ads not solely on what company they can fleece for most money by showing me irrelevant ads but also factor in if the ad is in any way relevant.