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Most big tech is driven by he fraud of showing ads to those who are already going to buy the thing being advertised and charging a premium for it. Everybody knows about it but they continue engaging it and devising innovative ways to violate people's privacy and eroding freedoms in the name of such fraud!!


My current favorite is placing the "Next video" button next to the pause/play button so you accidentally click it and watch another ad. Or god forbid have a moment to think about what you're watching.

Previously they had another good scam going were some kind of "glitch" in android g maps would end up with the company phone number being clicked and ready to call. Did you know that a billion people found your business on gmaps? Buy our ad vouchers now.




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