BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Entertainment@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoWoman hospitalized after Pluribus ad on smart fridge triggers psychotic episodewww.dexerto.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkWoman hospitalized after Pluribus ad on smart fridge triggers psychotic episodewww.dexerto.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Entertainment@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
A Pluribus ad displayed on a Samsung smart fridge led a UK woman to seek hospital care for a psychotic episode.
minus-squareminorkeys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoAdvertisers need them. Any benefit to consumers is a manufactured or convenient excuse to force you to watch even more ads. Ads work and the more you see, the more they work. Ads are a mental health hazard and a public safety crisis that nobody ever takes seriously.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoNot all products work by selling ad space. It is certainly a seductive revenue stream for companies, which is why many shoehorn in ads into any product that can possibly support them.
minus-squareminorkeys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoAnd where you at least able to mentally defend against ads.
Advertisers need them. Any benefit to consumers is a manufactured or convenient excuse to force you to watch even more ads.
Ads work and the more you see, the more they work. Ads are a mental health hazard and a public safety crisis that nobody ever takes seriously.
Not all products work by selling ad space. It is certainly a seductive revenue stream for companies, which is why many shoehorn in ads into any product that can possibly support them.
And where you at least able to mentally defend against ads.