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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬 @BenjaminHCCarr · 2026-05-14 · 23:04 UTC

This #browser add-in doesn't just hide #ads, it tells you to OBEY
#Chrome extension swaps promos for #JohnCarpenter-style subliminal slogans https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/05/13/this-browser-add-in-doesnt-just-hide-ads-it-tells-you-to-obey/5238887

#adblockers can still be fun!

#browser #ads #chrome #johncarpenter #adblockers

Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers @[email protected] · 2026-05-14 · 21:32 UTC

It's amazing what people will do when money is flashed in their faces.

Netflix says that ads will start appearing in more parts of its app - 9to5Mac

https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/13/netflix-says-that-ads-will-start-appearing-in-more-parts-of-its-app/

#Netflix #Ads #TV #Movies #Podcasts #App #Tech

#netflix #ads #tv #movies #podcasts #app

United Kingdom News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-05-14 · 07:40 UTC

Samsung Galaxy smartphones now block ads in push notifications

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra gets new features thanks to an update of the Device Care app. Samsung…
#NewsBeep #News #Mobile #Adblock #Ads #app #benchmarks #Block #GooglePlayStore #graphicscard #laptop #netbook #notebook #processor #reports #review #Reviews #SamsungDeviceCareApp13.8.80.7 #samsunggalaxys26ultra #SamsungGalaxyStore #Technology #test #tests #UK #UnitedKingdom #Update
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/583156/

#update #unitedkingdom #uk #tests #test #technology

Ireland @[email protected] · 2026-05-14 · 05:04 UTC

https://www.europesays.com/ie/483752/ Samsung Galaxy smartphones now block ads in push notifications #AdBlock #ads #app #benchmarks #block #Éire #GooglePlayStore #GraphicsCard #IE #Ireland #laptop #Mobile #netbook #notebook #processor #reports #Review #Reviews #SamsungDeviceCareApp138807 #SamsungGalaxyS26Ultra #SamsungGalaxyStore #Technology #test #tests #Update

#update #tests #test #technology #samsunggalaxystore #samsunggalaxys26ultra

petersuber @[email protected] · 2026-05-13 · 16:08 UTC

Another reason why you don't want ads or sponsored results in #AI tools.

"We find that a majority of #LLMs forsake user welfare for company incentives in a multitude of conflict of interest situations, including recommending a sponsored product almost twice as expensive (Grok 4.1 Fast, 83%), surfacing sponsored options to disrupt the purchasing process (GPT 5.1, 94%), and concealing prices in unfavorable comparisons (Qwen 3 Next, 24%)."
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.08525

#Ads #Advertising #Bias #COI #Deception

#ai #llms #coi #ads #advertising #bias

petersuber @[email protected] · 2026-05-13 · 16:08 UTC

Another reason why you don't want ads or sponsored results in #AI tools.

"We find that a majority of #LLMs forsake user welfare for company incentives in a multitude of conflict of interest situations, including recommending a sponsored product almost twice as expensive (Grok 4.1 Fast, 83%), surfacing sponsored options to disrupt the purchasing process (GPT 5.1, 94%), and concealing prices in unfavorable comparisons (Qwen 3 Next, 24%)."
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.08525

#Ads #Advertising #Bias #COI #Deception

#ai #llms #coi #ads #advertising #bias

petersuber @[email protected] · 2026-05-13 · 16:08 UTC

Another reason why you don't want ads or sponsored results in #AI tools.

"We find that a majority of #LLMs forsake user welfare for company incentives in a multitude of conflict of interest situations, including recommending a sponsored product almost twice as expensive (Grok 4.1 Fast, 83%), surfacing sponsored options to disrupt the purchasing process (GPT 5.1, 94%), and concealing prices in unfavorable comparisons (Qwen 3 Next, 24%)."
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.08525

#Ads #Advertising #Bias #COI #Deception

#ai #llms #coi #ads #advertising #bias

petersuber @[email protected] · 2026-05-13 · 16:08 UTC

Another reason why you don't want ads or sponsored results in #AI tools.

"We find that a majority of #LLMs forsake user welfare for company incentives in a multitude of conflict of interest situations, including recommending a sponsored product almost twice as expensive (Grok 4.1 Fast, 83%), surfacing sponsored options to disrupt the purchasing process (GPT 5.1, 94%), and concealing prices in unfavorable comparisons (Qwen 3 Next, 24%)."
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.08525

#Ads #Advertising #Bias #COI #Deception

#deception #bias #advertising #ads #coi #llms

petersuber @[email protected] · 2026-05-13 · 16:08 UTC

Another reason why you don't want ads or sponsored results in #AI tools.

"We find that a majority of #LLMs forsake user welfare for company incentives in a multitude of conflict of interest situations, including recommending a sponsored product almost twice as expensive (Grok 4.1 Fast, 83%), surfacing sponsored options to disrupt the purchasing process (GPT 5.1, 94%), and concealing prices in unfavorable comparisons (Qwen 3 Next, 24%)."
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.08525

#Ads #Advertising #Bias #COI #Deception

#ai #llms #coi #ads #advertising #bias

This Grandpa Blogs @[email protected] · 2026-05-13 · 02:30 UTC

There’s a list. The dead man had it. And now, people want it. No one’s sure what it means. But John knows it’s trouble.
#TheList #MickHerron #ads
{aff} https://amzn.to/4l3dqZE

#thelist #mickherron #ads

This Grandpa Blogs @[email protected] · 2026-05-13 · 01:22 UTC

Jackson Lamb leads the Slow Horses. He’s rude. Smokes too much. But he’s smart. And he doesn’t leave his people behind.
#SpyFiction #Espionage #ads
{aff} https://amzn.to/4bQK9NO

#spyfiction #espionage #ads

Lydia Conwell @[email protected] · 2026-05-12 · 19:49 UTC

The next big 'idea' in advertising will be a string of ads from different products from different companies all using the same actor or object or theme so people will go, 'Wow! It's like the same advert but for different companies!' and they'll go onto social media to talk about it.

You heard it here first!

#Ads #Advertising

#ads #advertising

Life's details 🔎 @Remke · 2026-05-12 · 14:50 UTC

If you order/create/post this advertisement, you are truly out of touch with reality. The pigs killed for this sickening food were killed in gas chambers. So yes, it hurts and no, it doesn't taste good #KFC.