Nope. Any service that would ever do that is instantly a no-go. I’d stop using a smartphone before I’d put up with that.
As I have been transitioning more and more of my stuff to FOSS, it has become clear that the infrastructure to push shit on you is a huge problem in itself, even if you block and avoid it all.
The user experience benefit in performance alone makes it worth it for me. Even if we ignore eeeeeverything else, it’s so nice to have your computer just do what you ask it to do, and not triage your request with 50 other corporate priorities.
My favorite two recent examples are replacing Windows with Linux, and replacing Plex with Jellyfin.
I hope this idea is patented by a patent troll who has no intention of licensing it out for a reasonable cost…
That’s an immediate uninstall.
That’s not even an install. A non-camera/video chat/QR scan app demanding permanent (!) access to the camera is a big No no
relax, when the industry puts this into practice (not IF but WHEN) they will stick it very slowly in us until we get used to it and don’t even realize that we already accept it quietly without complaining
Unironically they’re basically already doing that by having ads longer than the skip button, as you trade off ignoring the ad for the full duration and paying attention when you’re intended video starts for paying attention waiting for the “Skip Ad” button.
Even just that short 5 seconds is enough for an ad to get embedded in your brain with enough repeated exposure.
Maybe it’s because I’m autistic but that has the opposite effect on me. If I see your ad enough to remember the product that just means I’m going to avoid that product like a fuckin plague.
You’re not immune to advertising and propaganda. Nobody is. Ads almost never work by directly making you think ‘i should buy this’. You’re even less immune to advertising and propaganda if you tell yourself you are, because that’ll make you less interested in working against it.
I’m definitely not immune but sometimes an ad is annoying enough I decide I’m done with that company for a few years at least.
I haven’t bought Burger King since they started running that annoying fucking whopper ad, literally what pushed me into finally installing uBlock
I wouldn’t say I think I’m immune simply that it generally works in the opposite direction.
“Please watch this 5-minute advertisment to uninstall the app. Don’t break eye contact.”
uninstall your OS
“Before you delete your OS, would you like to know about the hot singles in your area?”
That’s a good way to make some of us dedicate the energy to building and flashing custom firmware.
Banking apps that need the ads to authenticate you for some reason: “Nuh uh!”
rant
Seriously, why the fuck do they depend on everything in your system to work? On my debloated Android there are like 20 different invasive packages that I can’t disable because they break my bank’s app.
At that point, retro gaming is where it’s at, or piracy, or board games, basically ANYTHING else is better than that.
Sadly it does feel we are very close to this… 😢
No ads, no masters.
There’s never been a worthwhile server with unskippable or unblockable ads.
This is exactly why I stopped watching Twitch. It was the only service I tolerated ads on. Until they hit a point where the frequency and number of ads were just unbearable and I haven’t opened the site since.
Like one person uses them responsibly, like specifically for bathroom breaks, forces them at specific times so people don’t miss out on content.
Twitch also requires you to do a certain number of ads per hour/amount of ad time per hour in order to hit the partnership levels for decent pay. Otherwise, IIRC, Twitch puts their own ads in and the streamer doesn’t receive any revenue from the ads.
I think Thor over at Pirate Software did a video on it back when that whole “Twitch Adpocalypse” drama was happening.
Thor is the one person I was referencing
Yeah, the issue is that if you don’t run ads, Twitch will just put their own in before your stream starts. And this absolutely kills any sort of discoverability for your channel; If new viewers have to watch 90 seconds of ads before they can even see your stream, they’ll just bail.
So for the sake of growing your channel, it’s actually better to run ads. Because then your viewers aren’t immediately blasted by a ton of unskippable ads as soon as they start your stream.
Why not just use an adblock?
Doesn’t work on Twitch; They embed the ads directly in the stream. If you block the ads, you also block the stream.
Oh, is that right? I basically only watch 1 channel and I’m subbed, so I guess I just never noticed… I tried to get an ad on Twitch for the past 30 minutes watching several streamers though and didn’t get a single one.
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Also, regulation.
For instance you’re not allowed to advertise alcohol in Finland. One time I saw someone else’s stream or something which made me realise I’ve never seen any beer ads online really.
Be sure to stock up on verification cans
Stop giving them ideas.
It was in Black Mirror years ago.
what’s black mirror?
It’s a British TV anthology series similar to The Twilight Zone, but most of the episodes are about technologic dystopias
Specifically the season 1 episode “15 Million Merits”. One of my favourites.
It’s what happens when you scorch glass without shattering it
a series about “technology bad” written by an eight year old
Black Mirror
Which episode was this?
Think it’s Fifteen Million Merits
I’ll quit using anything that does that.
It’s your government issued app, required to access services like hospitals and social security.
I’ll put a bomb in my underwear
You know we have toilets for that, right?
I’ll quite that government
Where you gonna go without your government issued passport?
Seriously? Seek political asylum eslewhere.
Not so seriously? Go SovCiv
“Detecting eyes not focused! Please focus.”
Wasn’t this actually patented?
Yes, boobaAwooga, by Sony.
“Fuck you, Mc Donalds”
“What was that?”
“Nothing”
I don’t know if this is real but if it is, this method of forced watching something you are not interested in guarantees to create negative emotions towards that brand.
Yeah but the C suite is so far removed from reality they don’t know, or don’t care to know about it. It’s not like you have much of a choice anyhow. They’ve bought up the competition, drove out the mom and pop shops. Their mentality is “yeah, but what are you gonna do about it?”
This is where you write a companion app to load the ad in a separate instance while feeding it false camera input data and continue watching in peace.
Is it time to put googly eyes on my testicles again? Do I have permission?
You take them off?
