SVcrossDO@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoGoogle TV's homescreen video ads now include fast food too9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1127arrow-down1external-linkGoogle TV's homescreen video ads now include fast food too9to5google.comSVcrossDO@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square93fedilinkfile-text
Yeah, because everyone is asking for that. They will force ads into everything they can, because Google is an Ad company.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoYep, which makes that empty void where an ad should be feel even better
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoAgreed. Although even if you’re blocking the loading of ads, they’re still capturing and selling behavioral data. Also, I have remotes that advertise video services that don’t even exist anymore.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI don’t know about Roku but Google doesn’t sell data, just ads. You can’t go to Google and buy data about users.
Yep, which makes that empty void where an ad should be feel even better
Agreed. Although even if you’re blocking the loading of ads, they’re still capturing and selling behavioral data. Also, I have remotes that advertise video services that don’t even exist anymore.
I don’t know about Roku but Google doesn’t sell data, just ads. You can’t go to Google and buy data about users.