That’s an immediate uninstall.
Not real... *for now*
Submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Thrickles@lemm.ee 1 day ago
mustbe3to20signs@feddit.org 1 day ago
That’s not even an install. A non-camera/video chat/QR scan app demanding permanent (!) access to the camera is a big No no
chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
relax, when the industry puts this into practice (not IF but WHEN) they will stick it very slowly in us until we get used to it and don’t even realize that we already accept it quietly without complaining
Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Unironically they’re basically already doing that by having ads longer than the skip button, as you trade off ignoring the ad for the full duration and paying attention when you’re intended video starts for paying attention waiting for the “Skip Ad” button.
Even just that short 5 seconds is enough for an ad to get embedded in your brain with enough repeated exposure.
coldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafe 1 day ago
“Please watch this 5-minute advertisment to uninstall the app. Don’t break eye contact.”
slaacaa@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
At that point, retro gaming is where it’s at, or piracy, or board games, basically ANYTHING else is better than that.
Sadly it does feel we are very close to this… 😢
butter@midwest.social 16 hours ago
No ads, no masters.
There’s never been a worthwhile server with unskippable or unblockable ads.
EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 hours ago
This is exactly why I stopped watching Twitch. It was the only service I tolerated ads on. Until they hit a point where the frequency and number of ads were just unbearable and I haven’t opened the site since.
bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 15 hours ago
Like one person uses them responsibly, like specifically for bathroom breaks, forces them at specific times so people don’t miss out on content.
JigglySackles@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
I’ll quit using anything that does that.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 18 hours ago
It’s your government issued app, required to access services like hospitals and social security.
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I’ll put a bomb in my underwear
rockerface@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Be sure to stock up on verification cans
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Have you had your Cuppliance?
Venator@lemmy.nz 12 hours ago
I hope this idea is patented by a patent troll who has no intention of licensing it out for a reasonable cost…
hemmes@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Black Mirror
jeffw@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Which episode was this?
scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Think it’s Fifteen Million Merits
Carload834@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
I’m not OP, but I’m guessing Fifteen Million Merits (S01E02)
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 14 hours ago
Stop giving them ideas.
Malfeasant@lemm.ee 13 hours ago
They’ve already had this one, I guarantee it.
iAvicenna@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
I mean I don’t know if this is real but if it is, this method of forced watching something you are not interested in guarantees to create negative emotions towards that brand.
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Yeah but the C suite is so far removed from reality they don’t know, or don’t care to know about it. It’s not like you have much of a choice anyhow. They’ve bought up the competition, drove out the mom and pop shops. Their mentality is “yeah, but what are you gonna do about it?”
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Well why are they paying for ads if there’s no competition
ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
That’s how they get all of the Luigi’s.
Sabata11792@ani.social 20 hours ago
So, all ads.
lost_faith@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
Didn’t sony, or another tv maker, file a patent on that? Or did I eat an onion
EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 hours ago
I believe there’s been a few like that. I think there was an eye contact one, but also one that required you to stand up during ads and another that counted the number of people in the room to make sure you bought the right number of pay per view tickets?
chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
BlinkPeak@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Unabomber right?
imvii@lemmy.ca 14 hours ago
That’s when I’d put my “smart” phone in the toaster and go dust off the Nokia 3310
Pacattack57@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Ya im not using ANY device that does this.
wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
Next it’ll be the NoeyePhone, sold without the eye contact-tracking hardware.
Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I would just stop using whatever the service is. For as long as I can that is. Not long before our new dictatorship might force us to watch ads for crucial services.
YourMomsTrashman@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
The amount of times I’ve been watching youtube, it queueing up ads, and me just pressing the home button to switch to newpipe is immeasurable
Maultasche@lemmy.world 1 day ago
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
This is where you write a companion app to load the ad in a separate instance while feeding it false camera input data and continue watching in peace.
Emotional@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
I love that idea
lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 22 hours ago
Blink detected… Added 10 more seconds of ads…
BoobaAwooga@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
Wasn’t this actually patented?
Tja@programming.dev 1 day ago
lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 21 hours ago
“Fuck you, Mc Donalds”
“What was that?”
“Nothing”
lost_faith@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
I asked this further up. Yay for not eating the onion
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 hours ago
I’m filling out the paperwork right now.
Hiro8811@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
How cute of them to think that they’ll have access to camera or that I got a camera in the first place
Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Well, that’s certainly one way to reduce our screen time. I’ve got shelves of neglected books that need attention.
barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Is it time to put googly eyes on my testicles again? Do I have permission?
TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You take them off?
cm0002@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yes
superkret@feddit.org 18 hours ago
Gork@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Charge your phone ffs
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
exasperation@lemm.ee 16 hours ago
The phone only draws a charge while you’re watching ads, so you’ll need to watch an hour per day to recharge.
Emotional@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
In this economy?
Squorlple@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Kenneth Lamar Noid proved that violence is an effective means of stopping advertisements
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 day ago
throws phone against a wall
Oh wow! It worked! The ad is gone!
Freefall@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
We will just have sketchy apps we download happily that trick the phone into thinking we are looking, further bloating them.
Matriks404@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
This will cause riots, lol.
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
If trump isn’t causing riots, this won’t either.
Furbag@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
True. If I ever use the internet without an adblocker, I am instantly reminded of how much heavy lifting it does. Normies will just roll over and take this since they are quite used to watching series of unskippable ads at this point.
UnityDevice@lemmy.zip 22 hours ago
“Detecting eyes not focused! Please focus.”
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Nope. Any service that would ever do that is instantly a no-go. I’d stop using a phone before I’d put up with that.