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I made an experiment. Went to YouTube front page, blocked all the AI/crypto scam ads that popped up and then refreshed the page. They stopped coming after 13 iterations during which I blocked 17 different ads.

I'd really love to know how much of the ad business is made up of scams, because it feels like it's a lot.

@hub I think there's nuance in there. I taught my kids that ads are lies. There will be exaggerated claims, manipulation, attempts to give you FOMO, etc... But they're still trying to sell you *something*. Maybe something useless but still something. Ads peddling scams are a brand new level of bullshit.

@gabrielesvelto they fake numbers to charge more. They claim to target, they don't. Etc. Two different scams going at once.

Gabriele Svelto

@hub yeah, this would warrant a yo dawg meme about scams within scams