• 1993_toyota_camry@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Video ads will run on the primary Uber app while users wait for their drivers to arrive and during their trips, said Mark Grether, vice president and general manager of Uber Technologies’ advertising division. They will also appear on tablets installed inside certain Uber cars.

    The Uber Eats app will play video ads after customers place orders and continue until their deliveries arrive; Drizly will run them in search results on its app and website as well as other areas of the site.

    Why do they think anyone will leave the app open after ordering, if it just plays ads nonstop? Is the idea that each time they load it to check their order status an ad starts playing?

    Audio for ads on the company’s apps will be muted by default, while users will need to manually turn off the audio and display components of the in-ride tablets, according to Grether. Ad inventory will initially be sold directly to buyers in the form of brand takeover packages, with only one company’s ads running during any single ride or transaction.

    In-car tablets with audio-enabled ads for a single company on repeat. Poor poor drivers.

    I bet the first thing a driver will say once a patron gets in is “you can click this button right here to disable the ad (please please please)”

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      1 year ago

      This is so egregious that it sounds like a scene from a cyberpunk movie. Almost humourously bizarre.

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      1 year ago

      Wait, so there’s ads playing in the car, but the driver doesn’t get any extra revenue as a result? Why would the drivers even allow that? If I were a driver and was forced to install those tablets, I’d probably just unsolder the speaker.

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        1 year ago

        Maybe they do get paid extra? I’m not sure.

        Or maybe they’ll prioritize drivers who have the advertising package. Wouldn’t want riders to get an inferior (read: less ad-filled) experience, now would we?

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      1 year ago

      same. fortunately with all the apps I use, I havnt seen an ad anywhere in ages, not on youtube, ig, web, anywhere

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        1 year ago

        My pihole helps quite a bit, but some still sneak in. I had to use a VPN to get a cheap rate for Youtube premium which helps a ton. Instagram ads and mail ads are unavoidable still.

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    1 year ago

    The over-commercialization of everyday life we see in the Cyberpunk genre is finally becoming real. Now where’s my flying car?

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    1 year ago

    I’m so fucking tired of advertisements. I’m sick and tired of it.

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      1 year ago

      Agreed… Augmented reality is going to be a nightmare hahah

      There are ways around adds; alternative apps, addblockers, roms and privacy focused browsers. The only mandatory adds are on street corners imo

      If adblockers didn’t work, I’d be living alone in the woods somewhere.

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    1 year ago

    Hahahahahahahahaha.

    People begged city hall to allow Uber to operate here. Begged. I wonder how they’re going to play apologetics for this now.