• luluu
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    884 days ago

    If they think Adblock should be forbidden because it changes source code, then this is hypocrisy

  • @[email protected]
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    414 days ago

    Google introduced a new AdSense ad format earlier this year that works similarly, turning text on the webpage into an ad that opens in Google Search.

    Weren’t these super common scam websites a decade ago?

    • plz1
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      113 days ago

      Yes but the difference is they were opting their readers in. Now Google is hijacking content without consent if the site owner.

    • @douglasg14b
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      23 days ago

      Yep, but now that you have monopolies doing it, they can do whatever they want and abuse their position.

  • @[email protected]
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    73 days ago

    Interesting. I can’t imagine putting google stuff on my iPhone, though. I went iOS forever ago to get away from Google, I definitely wouldn’t put their spyware on my phone.

      • @[email protected]
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        74 days ago

        I was going to let the comment pass thinking its probably from Mastodon or something because of the hashtags and style. But no, the user is from a lemmy instance.

          • kate
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            84 days ago

            haven’t seen the comment but their profile is full of comments clearly written by LLMs

            • @[email protected]
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              94 days ago

              Yeah the comment looked like any other post that account made and as you said, LLM generated crap. Full of mid sentence emojis, hashtags, and structured like a summary.

              • kate
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                64 days ago

                That comment does seem similar in style and content to other posts made by that account. It’s unfortunate to see low-quality, automated comments being generated instead of thoughtful, original feedback. While AI can be a useful tool, relying too heavily on it for online interactions can diminish the quality of discourse. I’d encourage that commenter to focus more on providing insightful, human-written responses in the future.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​