Comment on Why aren't advertisers (Microsoft, Facebook, Google) held responsible for allowing scammy adverts?

• captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Because you know who General Electric is and it’s easy to verify they’re actually advertising with you and that they’re a legitimate company, Jim-Bob’s Auto Repair, not so much.

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  • scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    “Knowing who General Electric is” is not how verification is done. Small businesses can authorize a credit card, provide an official ID, submit their LLC info… these aren’t rocket science. Do you know how many fields operate with licensing in place? Do you think inly GE-sized companies do plumbing, for example?

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  • blazera@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Oh yeah i see auto repair scam adverts all the time...?

    Wait no, im seeing goddamn miracle cures for aging on youtube. Old guy literally saying itll make you 20 years old again.

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    • AstralJaeger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Woudl you like to buy Doctor Binsemanns Bevertail extract? It cures cancer, aids, std’s, headaches, stupid and much much more! Its even cheaper than insulin! Only $59.99 per 50ml

      You mean like that? Been there, seen that, I know why I pay for kagi and YT Premium and have adblockers everywhere else.

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  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s… not how due diligence works.

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• ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Spending more money on more staff for checking the validity of advertisements can affect small businesses more because they have less money.

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  • blazera@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You got turned around somewhere, we're talking about small businesses advertising through major platforms like google. Theres no "small business" online advertising platforms

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    • ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Ahh ok. I guess I kinda got lost in the thread somewhere. Thanks for letting me know. Ignore my previous comment.

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