ads in WhatsApp is so typical yet logical conclusion of where the messenger has evolved to
but tbh that's not the worst part. the worst is that it's extremely complicated to convince people you know to move away from it. for them, it's "too complicated", "unnecessary", or "I don't need another messenger"
because, as awful Meta is, you expect such decisions from them. sadly it won't convince the majority to ditch the WA
Amazon Doubles Prime Video Ads to 6 Minutes Per Hour - Amazon has quietly doubled the ad load on Prime Video to 4-6 minutes per hour, up ... - https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/06/12/2052205/amazon-doubles-prime-video-ads-to-6-minutes-per-hour?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #advertising
Amazon Prime Video has doubled the running time of commercials it shows to subscribers since it launched ads, according to research from AdWeek. Viewers who don't subscribe to the platform's ad-free tier are now seeing up to six minutes per hour for a minimum $9/month fee. Even so, Amazon is still not considered to be in the highest tier of ad frequency. Most streamers sit at around five minutes an hour, while traditional linear TV is showing a whopping 13 to 16 minutes an hour. Here's more from @arstechnica.
I took another look at the offending person and noticed that the person is only pushing articles, almost exclusively associated with the company he is working for. I can't even find any interaction. This is just #advertising.
I don't mind a little #advertising (since I'm also doing it) but this was a clear corporate lackey account. So #unfollow seemed like a better solution.
I love people, not robots. 
Amazon Is About To Be Flooded With AI-Generated Video Ads - Amazon has launched its AI-powered Video Generator tool in the U.S., allowing sell... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/11/207231/amazon-is-about-to-be-flooded-with-ai-generated-video-ads?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #advertising
Washington Post's Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta's Apps (and Yandex) - Meta's Facebook and Instagram apps "were siphoning people's data through a digital... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/07/035249/washington-posts-privacy-tip-stop-using-chrome-delete-metas-apps-and-yandex?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #advertising
For all my academic colleagues who now work at the University of Bums on Seats - or if you are in the US and dont speak English, the University of Butts in Seats (they share BS in common)
@academicchatter #academics #universities #bumsonseats #buttsinseats #misinformation #pressreleases #advertising #sciencecommunication #science #astrobiology.
New paper:
‘Issue ownership in the online campaign for Dutch general elections: A topic modeling approach.’
By Joren Vrancken, Tom Dobber, and me.
Journal of Digital Social Research, open access.
#QuestionOfTheDay what's the worst advertising campaign/gimmick in your opinion for something you like?
Japanese parents & others have long complained about sexually explicit ads shown on social media, news, & gaming sites. While Japan's gov still hasn't acted, one webcomics association says it's voluntarily pulled such ads from all-ages websites. More below.
You can have Corperations lie to your face but how dare a charity tell the truth, that's 'pOlitIcAL'
Everything is political fuckos, we're political animals.
A very clever move
The Morris Isis Six - J Arthur Dixon Postcard
https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/the-morris-isis-six-j-arthur-dixon-postcard-222403391.htm
Meta using 'consent or pay' to deal with the right to opt-out of targeting advetising isn't lawful.
We shouldn't face a paywall to exercise our rights or accept our data being packaged up for advertisers to target us online.
Read our report 
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/consent-without-paying-alternatives-to-metas-surveillance-advertising-models/
Discord's New Currency Pays Users To Interact With Ads - Discord is testing "Discord Orbs," a new in-app currency that rewards users for en... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/28/2221220/discords-new-currency-pays-users-to-interact-with-ads?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #advertising
https://www.theverge.com/news/675481/discord-orbs-currency-quests-ads
Discord is now trying to do, what Brave Browser tried to do years earlier, but only with less noble intentions.
"Discord Orbs" an in-house currency that will pay you to interact with advertisements. 
European Publishers Council stays true – to the tired old trope about “copyright theft”
A few weeks ago Walled Culture explored how the leaders in the generative AI world are trying to influence the future legal norms for this field. In the face of a powerful new form of an old technology – AI itself has been around for over 50 years – those are certainly needed. Governments around the world know this too: they are grappling with the new issues that large language models […]
#adtech #advertising #artificialIntelligence #bbc #bots #contextualAdvertising #eu #euipo #europeanPublishersCouncil #factChecking #genai #generativeAi #guardian #journalism #licensing #llms #searchEngines #slogan #training #uk #usCopyrightOffice
Meta must change their surveillance advertising model.
Until they do so, you can use your legal right to object to targeted adverts based on your personal data.
Use our tool to make this request and take control of your privacy (UK residents) 
Meta must provide a tracking-free version of their services that's accessible without having to pay.
Our report outlines alternatives to 'consent or pay' that aren't reliant on harvesting users' personal data.
This includes contextual advertising or subscriptions for advertisers.
