Enshittification

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What is enshittification?

The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

The lifecycle of Big Internet

We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.

Embrace, extend and extinguish

We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.

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I just saw a Youtube ad for penis enlargement (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it’s the first place that came to mind.

I just saw an ad on YouTube advertising penis enlargement pills with nothing but a video of a doctor that had a handful of jump cuts, and the video was paired with audio that had no noticeable cuts.

Most notably, the doctor’s lips were clearly edited by an AI to make it look like what she was saying matched the audio, even though the video and audio were obviously recorded separately.

I just think it’s downright fucking hilarious that YouTube now has the same ads that porn sites have. Damn, Google. What a dumpster fire.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ha ha... Google thinks you have a small penis. 🤭

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They still haven't found out about mine.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I block ads, I’ll never know if mine is too small or not. 😞

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

My mom said it's great.
You sonofa

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I just saw a Youtube ad

I'd say you're doing something wrong then already. There's no reason to tolerate any deliberate assault on your mental integrity, e.g. ads. At least when there're solutions as simple as configuring adblockers / using alternative apps. It's harder with ads in your city.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, everyone could be use ad blockers but that’s a bit victim-blamey of you. “Shouldn’t have dressed… err... configured your browser that way…”

A better solution is to pressure them to stop the flagrantly abusive advertising.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

In my mind, it's more of digital hygiene than victim-blaming. The core issue remains: even seemingly innocent ads ("we sell bananas") are manipulative in their intent, and they introduce interruptions into your flow of thought. That's already abusive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Morality and ethics have to wait outside, when the grown ups are talking about money.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Recently saw an AI made ad on YouTube that had Dutch text spoken by a German artificial voice. The add faked a Belgian Dutch speaking official news bulletin. I reported it to Google; I had to appeal their original decision to get it removed.