Engagement is eyeballs looking at ads
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acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 week agothey measure engagement, but they sell human eyeballs for ads.
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 1 week ago
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 week ago
… unless it’s AI masquerading as eyeballs looking at ads.
andallthat@lemmy.world 1 week ago
But if half of the engagement is from AI, isnt that a grift on advertisers? Why should I pay for an ad on Facebook that is going to be “seen” by AI agents? AI don’t buy products (yet?)
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 week ago
yes, exactly.