▲ 83 ▼ Would a brigade effort to "engage" with Trump ads in streaming services force the campaign to waste extra money, and make a viable psyop when they measure their telemetry? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by recapitated@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) AdNauseam quietly clicks on every blocked ad, registering a visit on ad networks' databases Do those clicks appear to be coming from me, or from some random fake identity? False floods of data or not, there are some things I'd rather not have any identifiable contact with at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) From my understanding, they appear to be coming from you- that's kinda the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zoot@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) It should atleast poison any data they gather about you right? Since you're not ever going to realistically click on any of these ads, it would now look like anything and everything interests you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago That's the point. You can't really build an advertising profile if they literally engage with every single thing all the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago it would now look like anything and everything interests you That could get you on some interesting lists. Personally, I'd rather not have any database think I was interested in certain topics, no matter how false that data is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) From my understanding, they appear to be coming from you- that's kinda the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zoot@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) It should atleast poison any data they gather about you right? Since you're not ever going to realistically click on any of these ads, it would now look like anything and everything interests you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago That's the point. You can't really build an advertising profile if they literally engage with every single thing all the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago it would now look like anything and everything interests you That could get you on some interesting lists. Personally, I'd rather not have any database think I was interested in certain topics, no matter how false that data is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) It should atleast poison any data they gather about you right? Since you're not ever going to realistically click on any of these ads, it would now look like anything and everything interests you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago That's the point. You can't really build an advertising profile if they literally engage with every single thing all the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago it would now look like anything and everything interests you That could get you on some interesting lists. Personally, I'd rather not have any database think I was interested in certain topics, no matter how false that data is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago That's the point. You can't really build an advertising profile if they literally engage with every single thing all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago it would now look like anything and everything interests you That could get you on some interesting lists. Personally, I'd rather not have any database think I was interested in certain topics, no matter how false that data is. permalink fedilink source parent