Comment by UncleOxidant

7 months ago

I got a f'n Trump asking for money ad on YT last night. The algorithm should know better than to serve me something like that.

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yesco  7 months ago

But doesn't it make sense to pay for targeted political ads towards people opposed to you? The algorithm allows advertisers to do targeted advertising, and you were targeted, the subtle implication that targeted advertising would only show you "what you want to see" was intentional and misleading to get people on board with their attention being sold to the highest bidder.

gwervc  7 months ago

If the ads are indeed just a way to push for subscriptions and you are upset or annoyed by a particular add, the algorithm is perfectly doing its job.