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Well, it seems to be official now. Starting April 14, 2025 Google will update its Unfair advantage policy to say it is allowed to show the same ad, from the same company, going to the same page, as long as the ad is in a different ad location. Google was just experimenting with double serving ads earlier and now it is officially going to be allowed.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

Yay, now the world’s worst profiling service can show the same completely irrelevant add twice!

If you’re a business and using Google to serve targeted ads, think twice. Their targeting is absolutely horse-shit mumbojumbo. They’re wasting your money, their money, and my time by consistently serving the least-relevant, no-fucking-chance-I’d-click-on-that ads.

You’d be better off paying local pigeons for investing advice.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The real group getting screwed here are advertisers who used to get free protection against their campaigns running with excessive frequency.

This change lets Google burns their customers ad budgets of a bunch of junk duplicate impressions.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The real group getting screwed here are advertisers

On no the parasite funding this whole circus getting screwed over by a mega corp...

Fuk 'em, they deserve each other.

Deny the Parasite profit 🐸

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The people paying for content are the parasites?

I thought it was the monopolist in the middle engaging in rent-seeking behavior like this.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

People attempting to inject their shit corporate propaganda into my daily life is in fact a parasite... That I deny engagement daily!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Dude I hate ads too but I recognize that people like you and me who view content but block the way to pay for it, we’re actual parasites on the creatives. Google is just a bigger parasite and exploits both creatives and advertisers.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Who owns teevee shows and movies?

Who owns the music?

Who owns the shit posting on here?

Are these "Creatives" in the room with us right now dear?

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