Upwards of half the ads I see on YouTube are obvious scams. There's no way nobody at Alphabet is aware.

I've reported creepy sexualization of minors (or content that was clearly intentionally designed to look like such), and got the same shrug response from them.

In theory doesn't this open them up to legal action?

Prior to being notified they could claim they were unaware it was fraud. But after being notified of it, they have confirmed back that they reviewed it. Yet they continue to show it, making them aware and participating in the distribution.

I bought a “smart” bike headlight from an Instagram ad. They sent me a regular old led headlight with a tracking number and everything. Instagram refused to take down the ad even after submitting proof.

I see obviously scummy ads on Apple News and now I see ads on Apple Maps as well. Ads are a bane on society - even accounting for free/cheap access to information we get in return.

The typical talking point about Instagram is Zuckerberg bought it when it was barely a company so it wasn't a bad acquisition and he's grown it and blah blah (and it's not antitrust. despite him saying in emails it can hurt us)

All I know is I refuse to make an IG account to get around their NEVER ENDING 'log in to view anything' popups. And the fact people loved IG and now hate it as Zuck makes more and more of the decisions

He's a bad person, full stop. He doesn't deserve to belong in the conversation of genuine internet pioneers

Hey pal I really can turn your garden hose into a pressure washer better than anything on the market.

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