I’m pretty sure Google figured out I’m a woman in my 40s living in Finland so my YouTube ads reflect that. Get feminine product ads and toy ads before Christmas.
And sometimes weird B2B adverts like business software and logistics services and industrial equipment.
One time it was straight up “hey, gurl, wanna buy a tractor???” …probably because I have watched Farming Simulator let’s plays. Years ago.
I have uBlock origin on my browser. The ads are only a problem in YouTube for TV and Android, which is sadly where I watch most of YouTube. But I do my part of backing out whenever the damn counter says 50 seconds remaining, and whenever YouTube pops up a quiz about the quality of advertising, I say it’s shit. Someone has to be in the trenches to observe that the thing is shit.
Over a decade ago I did some volunteer work with disabled children for a few months. Basically assist them, organize a summer camp for people with and without disabilities, teaching other volunteers how to approach and effectively help them, etc.
I also did some workshops showing non-disabled people what certain disabilities are like, how they affect you in ways they wouldn’t even expect, how to improve things to make them more accessible and so on.
Even today, I get constantly shown ads for clinics, medical treatments, wheel chairs, prosthetics,… ugh
I do use uBlock Origin. But I’m not allowed to do so (and do not have the privilege to do it anyways) on my work devices. My PiHole takes care of a part of the ads for these, when I work from home, but still…
Also there’s a decent chance, that $App finds a way to shove ads down your throat anyways, though there aren’t many apps left that try to show ads, as I consider that a ban able offense that’s worth a Deinstallation without warning
I’m pretty sure Google figured out I’m a woman in my 40s living in Finland so my YouTube ads reflect that. Get feminine product ads and toy ads before Christmas.
And sometimes weird B2B adverts like business software and logistics services and industrial equipment.
One time it was straight up “hey, gurl, wanna buy a tractor???” …probably because I have watched Farming Simulator let’s plays. Years ago.
Install ublock origin
I have uBlock origin on my browser. The ads are only a problem in YouTube for TV and Android, which is sadly where I watch most of YouTube. But I do my part of backing out whenever the damn counter says 50 seconds remaining, and whenever YouTube pops up a quiz about the quality of advertising, I say it’s shit. Someone has to be in the trenches to observe that the thing is shit.
So did you buy the tractor?
Come on, every woman living her 40s in Finland has a tractor already.
Fair point
Over a decade ago I did some volunteer work with disabled children for a few months. Basically assist them, organize a summer camp for people with and without disabilities, teaching other volunteers how to approach and effectively help them, etc.
I also did some workshops showing non-disabled people what certain disabilities are like, how they affect you in ways they wouldn’t even expect, how to improve things to make them more accessible and so on.
Even today, I get constantly shown ads for clinics, medical treatments, wheel chairs, prosthetics,… ugh
Install ublock origin
I do use uBlock Origin. But I’m not allowed to do so (and do not have the privilege to do it anyways) on my work devices. My PiHole takes care of a part of the ads for these, when I work from home, but still…
Also there’s a decent chance, that $App finds a way to shove ads down your throat anyways, though there aren’t many apps left that try to show ads, as I consider that a ban able offense that’s worth a Deinstallation without warning
What would a workplace have against adblockers???
Do they WANT viruses on work computers? Adware exists and is a threat.
Nah, but they mandate chrome based browsers, and after manifest V2 was removed…
We do still have ad blockers, but they do not work as effectively as before.