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If there is any company in the world that should be burned to the ground for the sake of all humanity, Taboola is definitely one of them. Outbrain is the other.
by russellbeattie 6y ago
If there is any company in the world that should be burned to the ground for the sake of all humanity, Taboola is definitely one of them. Outbrain is the other. I wish they had actually merged to save us the time of destroying both.
Their product is horrible and without redemption. But let me make it clear that the people that work there are also as horrible - try criticizing them on Twitter and watch the bots and employees attack.
They provide nothing of any value in any way whatsoever. It's pure scam. If they disappeared tomorrow the world would literally become a better place in real, measurable ways.
I've had a PiHole set up for years explicitly to block them. No other service I can imagine is built on such lies, falsehoods, deceit and fraud. They are pure garbage. Hatred doesn't even begin to describe my antipathy towards them.
Taboola employees reading this? You're all trash.
- dredmorbius 6y agoTaboola and Outbrain were nearly the same company. A merger announced in 2019 fell through. Invalidating my "Save a match with this one weird trick!" joke. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/business/media/online-advertising-chumbox-merger.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/business/media/online-adv... (I'd not read the update in the Axios article initially, apologies, and edited.)
- russellbeattie 6y agoI had to do the same thing with my comment, actually. The deal just fell apart in September apparently. We'll just have to use two matches. "15 ways that fire bombing trash ad companies will improve our lives. Number 10 will shock you!"