They should, but that’s never going to happen unless political lobbying is made very illegal (like life ruining and business bankrupting illegal, not slap on the wrist, cost of business illegal)
Grippler@feddit.dk 5 days ago
I wholeheartedly believe that all forma of unsolicited or public advertising should be completely banned. Nothing good comes from it, it is only a nuisance to everyone.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 days ago
We should be able to charge them for ad time. You want to paint an advertisement on my car you have to pay me. Why should it be any different when you want to put ads on my work computer screen when I’m working with clients?
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
I get what you’re saying but that still gives them unsolicited permission to post ads in the first place.
I want an operating system, not an ad system that also happens to be an operating system
andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
And it’s not like w11 is free, the price of a PC with Windows installed comes with its’ license’s costs. It’s not told to the consumer so they won’t even know they are using a product they paid for, for them it’s what a clean basic PC looks like. And that’s what prevents many to care about it the same way they can be frustrated by a paid streaming plan with ads. To take is as a given, and shifting the Overtone’s window of fucked up services even further.
rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
I don’t like solving things with regulation, because that’s always a victory in one battle making the enemy stronger for all the following ones.
But doing this EU-style, like browser choice, only with operating systems, can be a solution.
People love cheap and easy things. That’s how social media won over normal web. Seeing the choice between “install Fedora for freeeeeee” and “install Windows for 20$” significant amount will choose the former.
andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
At the very least, the price of OEM OS should be disclosed before one buys it.
rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
Doesn’t quite cut it.
Now if there’s no other option or if the variant with Linux is labeled as “other” or “no OS”, and listed separately, normies still choose Windows 99% of cases. Sometimes they pirate it.
They should have a clear choice in the store from a few OSes with details. Summaries with screenshots will do.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
if i cant grafitti the walls why can corporations?
PlexSheep@infosec.pub 4 days ago
Because they own that wall. The owner of a wall (or poster space for that matter) can do whatever.
AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 3 days ago
And what do we get to own? Nothing… My OS… My… bandwidth… My RAM? Nope.
PlexSheep@infosec.pub 3 days ago
Oh I own my computer, and I don’t get ads as a result. It’s not impossible. A Linux DE does not have ads and your browser can block them with various methods.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
sounds like time for even more grafitti to cover their ads
Nyanix@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Especially in a paid service, like why do I pay for these services if you’re still going to advertise, track, or datamine? I know the answer is greed, why profit off of one option when you can profit off of all of them, but I, the consumer, am fed up with the customer abuse.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 4 days ago
You probably agreed to all of this in the billion page TOS so it’s no unsolicited.
Grippler@feddit.dk 4 days ago
A regulatory change would obviously need to prevent them from hiding that kind in intentionally too long legalese TOS. It has to be a clear single acknowledge, not obfuscated or bundled with functionality.
JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 4 days ago
But how will the wealth addled convince us pleblians to spend money on worthless garbage? Or convince us that we’re ugly and not good enough so we buy their products? Oh the humanity!
In all seriousness, advertising has had way too much of an influence on our culture and it needs to be properly regulated. I’m sick of being negged by beauty product ads.
InternetUser2012@midwest.social 4 days ago
SoMeBoDy HaS tO tHiNk Of ThE sHaReHoLdErS!!!
sunzu@kbin.run 5 days ago
But have you thought about a legal person's right to fuck your eyes and brains?!
Also, what about their freedom of speech... Shit lord
nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Ads are probably closer to brainwashing than they are to legitimate free speech. Things that are legal can also be problems.
sunzu@kbin.run 4 days ago
Because they are not "ads"
They use the same propaganda tactics that governments in 20th century perfected
Gets people going
nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Imagine If I worked for Kellogs and I hired a guy to follow you and yell about how good corn flakes are every time you look at your phone, every time your TV shows go on a break, and every time you pass a billboard in your car, or a marquee on a building. Even if we assume that person does nothing else illegal somehow, that could easily still be harassment, which is definitely not free speech.
Crackhappy@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Shit lord