Just had YouTube spit an ad to me on mobile for what they called a new Dragon Ball Z game, every single shot was ai and driven by an ai voice. There really is no one approving content anymore.

  • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
    12·
    2 days ago

    There really is no one approving content anymore

    Why would YT veto someone who threw money at them?

    Shitty ads that are nothing like the game (99% of every mobile game ad) annoy immensely.

  • cron@feddit.org
    10·
    2 days ago

    This doesn’t have anything to do with AI, but I’d really wish YouTube/Google/Facebook wouldn’t be full of scam ads. It feels that at least one third of all ads are scam, overpriced dropshippers or gambling.

    • CameronDev@programming.dev
      6·
      2 days ago

      And then they wonder why people want to block ads.

      They really need to be held accountable for the ads they show. If Google shows you an ad and it scams you, Google should be financially on the hook. Scam ads would disappear overnight.

      • Igilq@szmer.infoPolski
        1·
        2 hours ago

        Well, you can block ads on iphone (Uyou+) and on android (YouTube morphe)

      • Albbi@piefed.caEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        Newpipe is a great YouTube player on Android that doesn’t show ads.

          • CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            2·
            1 day ago

            Uninstall YouTube. ;) No, I’m serious. I’m on an iPhone 16 Pro Max (well, I’m on my Mac, my iPhone is next to me). I just browse YouTube in Safari on the iPhone. (On the Mac, it’s Firefox with uBlock Origin.)

            I’m currently using uBlock Lite for ad blocking in Safari, and it works well with YouTube. I don’t get ads. I do get them on IMDb, which is annoying. I also have two paid options, Adguard Pro and Wipr 2, but those aren’t presently active (since ad blockers can disrupt one another).