• gmtom@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    I mean, yes YouTube is greedy, but a big part of that is pronhub allowing very predatory ads, from scams and chatbots and straight up malware companies, who are willing to pay more

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      6 days ago

      YouTube absolutely shows ads that are predatory, scams, malware, and chatbot adjacent… literally the only difference is whether an erect dick is visible and tbh I’m not fully convinced YT hasn’t let porn ads through.

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        6 days ago

        Wasn’t there like straight up Minecraft character porn on YouTube? For like, a not insignificant amount of time.

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        6 days ago

        Most ads I see on YouTube are like meal prep companies, IT services and random brands.

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      6 days ago

      and Ofc they are owned by a private equity firm. (i mean by design this type of company is supposed to make a company very valuable and sell it off)