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I never see these surveys when I browse Youtube on my PC but the bonkers shit they ask my Mum always amuses me, also Youtube is very picky about about the conte

I never see these surveys when I browse Youtube on my PC but the bonkers shit they ask my Mum always amuses me, also Youtube is very picky about about the content that YouTube creators create but will happily bombard my Mum with gambling ads all the time. You can opt out for "less" gambling adverts but obviously algo-wankers weasel out of any responsibility so it probably won't work very well since it makes them less money.

foepys 5y ago
I stopped using the official YouTube app when YouTube started to constantly show me literal porn as ads below videos. The images were distorted a little bit but you could clearly see what was going on. I wasn't able to report any ad and it kept happening, so I just stopped using the app and went full ad block.
kwhitefoot 5y ago
If she uses a PC you might be able to install uBlock for her. I never see ads on YouTube except for the mentions of sponsors that are part of the video.
Veen 5y ago
> bombard my Mum with gambling ads I get loads of financial scams, especially crypto scams. It used to be Russian wife services and gambling. Probably because I turned off ad personalization for my Google account, so I get the lowest grade ad stock there is.
- snailmailman 5y ago
  I’ve also turned off ad targeting and have experienced the same. Lots of scam ads, many of them for crypto. I’ve tried to report a few of the more blatant scam ads, but the reporting process is tedious and not worth wasting my time on. Like the “free fortnite v-bucks” at a sketchy site is 100% stealing your account right? Thankfully I don’t see those very often so presumably google takes them down quick.
soperj 5y ago
You can opt out of all the ads just by using uBlock. I don't understand how people willingly go on the internet without it.
- kube-system 5y ago
  uBlock only supports browsers
  - btdmaster 5y ago
    NewPipe[1] works fine on Android. [1] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/
    - deleted 5y ago
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    - seanw444 5y ago
      There's also YouTube Vanced
  - jmchuster 5y ago
    uBlock is supported on Firefox on Android. I'll mirror the parent's sentiment. It blows my mind every time i see someone else use YouTube and see ads.
    - NullPrefix 5y ago
      Lot's of Android devices come with Youtube app preinstalled, which means it is a pain to uninstall it, to make the links open in the browser.
    - The_rationalist 5y ago
      Unlock is suppprted on chromium via kiwi browser
toshk 5y ago
It boggles my mind how many scam ads are running on YouTube. Only ads I get are scams, make 5k a day, get rich quick with nft, fake investor ads etc. Google willingly make extreme amounts of money working with these scammers on the backs of ordinary people while already having billions. They are morally corrupt.
- newaccount74 5y ago
  How do you think Google got so rich? I'm pretty sure a significant fraction of Google's revenue is coming directly or indirectly from scammers.
maxwell86 5y ago
Say your mom clicks on one of those ads and looses a lot of money. Would Google be liable for it? “YouTube recommended this to me, I never imagine YouTube / Google would be trying to scam me”.

foepys 5y ago

I stopped using the official YouTube app when YouTube started to constantly show me literal porn as ads below videos. The images were distorted a little bit but you could clearly see what was going on. I wasn't able to report any ad and it kept happening, so I just stopped using the app and went full ad block.

kwhitefoot 5y ago

If she uses a PC you might be able to install uBlock for her. I never see ads on YouTube except for the mentions of sponsors that are part of the video.

Veen 5y ago

> bombard my Mum with gambling ads I get loads of financial scams, especially crypto scams. It used to be Russian wife services and gambling. Probably because I turned off ad personalization for my Google account, so I get the lowest grade ad stock there is.

snailmailman 5y ago
I’ve also turned off ad targeting and have experienced the same. Lots of scam ads, many of them for crypto. I’ve tried to report a few of the more blatant scam ads, but the reporting process is tedious and not worth wasting my time on. Like the “free fortnite v-bucks” at a sketchy site is 100% stealing your account right? Thankfully I don’t see those very often so presumably google takes them down quick.

soperj 5y ago

You can opt out of all the ads just by using uBlock. I don't understand how people willingly go on the internet without it.

kube-system 5y ago
uBlock only supports browsers
- btdmaster 5y ago
  NewPipe[1] works fine on Android. [1] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/
  - deleted 5y ago
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  - seanw444 5y ago
    There's also YouTube Vanced
- jmchuster 5y ago
  uBlock is supported on Firefox on Android. I'll mirror the parent's sentiment. It blows my mind every time i see someone else use YouTube and see ads.
  - NullPrefix 5y ago
    Lot's of Android devices come with Youtube app preinstalled, which means it is a pain to uninstall it, to make the links open in the browser.
  - The_rationalist 5y ago
    Unlock is suppprted on chromium via kiwi browser

toshk 5y ago

It boggles my mind how many scam ads are running on YouTube. Only ads I get are scams, make 5k a day, get rich quick with nft, fake investor ads etc. Google willingly make extreme amounts of money working with these scammers on the backs of ordinary people while already having billions. They are morally corrupt.

newaccount74 5y ago
How do you think Google got so rich? I'm pretty sure a significant fraction of Google's revenue is coming directly or indirectly from scammers.

maxwell86 5y ago

Say your mom clicks on one of those ads and looses a lot of money. Would Google be liable for it? “YouTube recommended this to me, I never imagine YouTube / Google would be trying to scam me”.