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Google to push new ads on its apps

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Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

#13

Time to install a mobile browser with ad-blocking capabilities. Suggestions? I haven't used Firefox on my phone in years, but I remember it being slower than a snail

Firefox on android works fine for me and supports all the extensions of their desktop browser.

Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

#15
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would Google be desperate, though? They are hugely cash positive, have enormous cash reserves, and essentially no competition outside of China.

> and essentially no competition outside of China They have less eyeballs, I presume. Their competition is FB + IG + Whatsapp + whatever it is today's young people spend their time on. They could have made YT as socially engaging as Instagram but they failed along the way.

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Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

#16

Time to install a mobile browser with ad-blocking capabilities. Suggestions? I haven't used Firefox on my phone in years, but I remember it being slower than a snail

Firefox works great for me on Android and supports uBlock Origin, Decentraleyes, etc.

Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

#19
post #15
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> and essentially no competition outside of China They have less eyeballs, I presume. Their competition is FB + IG + Whatsapp + whatever it is today's young people spend their time on. They could have made YT as socially engaging as Instagram but they failed along the way.

Have you ever heard of niko niko douga? (niko niko video)

No, I have not, but I find quotes like the ones bellow (taken from the article) as pure lies told to their investors:

> The company wants to make it easier for users to discover and buy new products because they shop in spurts while watching TV or sitting in the bathroom

No, no-one in the under-40 target is sitting in front of the TV and then is deciding to shop for stuff, almost everyone in the under-40 target is sitting on their phones (mostly on FB + IG + Whatsapp) even when watching TV, even when in the bathroom, and it's in there (on FB + IG + Whatsapp + other social networks) that the buying decision is made. TV is for the older-than-40 audience.

Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

#20

Time to install a mobile browser with ad-blocking capabilities. Suggestions? I haven't used Firefox on my phone in years, but I remember it being slower than a snail

Brave browser for Android has served me well since 2017, but I am seeing some AdWords/Adsense crap filtering in every now and then. Still, it's so rare that I find myself having to mention that it does happen.
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