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ianovic69@feddit.uk 1 year ago
I can’t help thinking that there are easy solutions to this. Mainly because I don’t take any notice of advertising, at least not in the sense that AI makes a difference.
I have no other exposure to it aside from where it’s being pointed out, such as here.
What I do is things like this:
When the ad break comes on, press the mute button.
When I can’t do that, I overtly ignore the ads, eg I will talk over them or fein extreme annoyance of them, or sometimes I ridicule or attack them with exaggeration. Sometimes all at once.
I have always hated being invaded by direct advertising, and I push back against it. But I also don’t watch reality TV or read celebrity news. I don’t tend to listen to commercial radio or use anything by Meta or X.
Ad before a TV episode? Skip.
YouTube ads? ReVanced.
Internet browser ads? Adblock.
Who follows an actor on social media, what’s the point, haven’t people got anything better to do?
Forester@yiffit.net 1 year ago
ianovic69@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Yw. I’ve found there’s a few others as well that have varying degrees of functionality. RV suits me though, it’s control over the interface is fairly comprehensive. I hate the news bar and shorts nonsense. It’s wonderful.
Venutianxspring@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
My favorite method is not give a single fuck about the opinion of any celebrity. But fuck ads in general
pavnilschanda@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What if someone tries to impersonate someone with a high reputation such as a professional or a politician?
Venutianxspring@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I’m not saying deepfakes aren’t a problem, they’re extremely worrisome for the future trustworthiness of any visual media, just that people shouldn’t listen to celebrities.
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 1 year ago
People can already do that with written media, and we have ways to deal with that.
admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 1 year ago
There are ways, but whether or not they are effective enough remains open for debate. During the pandemic misinformation reigned supreme, setting millions of people back in the process. Adding deepfakes to the mix is not going to make things better.