Of course it's manipulation. Ads are made in order to modify your behavior in the benefit of the brand. That's literally the definition of manipulation: to cont

Of course it's manipulation. Ads are made in order to modify your behavior in the benefit of the brand. That's literally the definition of manipulation: to control or play upon by artful […] means especially to one's own advantage; controlling someone […] to your own advantage […]. > why do you feel that voluntarily purchasing something based on an ad is “manipulation”? There's nothing in the definition of manipulation that says it has to be involuntary.