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6mo ago

YouTube Tests "Ad Inception" Feature: Ads Now Contain Their Own Ads

YouTube Tests "Ad Inception" Feature: Ads Now Contain Their Own Ads

Viewers Report Getting Lost in Infinite Commercial Loops

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Damn, I really ate the onion on this one
- Isglitch headlines are constantly catching me out until I notice the community.
  We're living in such a techno-dystopia they're all quite believable, sadly.
Yo dawg, we heard you like “Yo dawg, we heard you like “Yo dawg, we heard you like ads” ads” ads, so we put ads inside your ads inside your ads.
- I can't tell if you wanted me to buy Quaker Pudding or Cheddar Oats?
  
  Yes.
Yo dog, we heard you like ads...
We joke, but isn't this exactly what twitter does? Someone pays to promote a post, then sells a pre roll on it.
- I wouldn't know.
It's like Inception, Morty, so if it's confusing and stupid, then so is everyone's favorite movie.
Starbucks did this, at one point you could buy a half body latte in the bathroom of Starbucks while you waited for your full body latte that you just ordered. You still can, but at one point you could as well.
I had this happen with a mobile game ad. It was an ad for Tiktok but was promoting the Pokemon games channel on Tiktok so I was very confused what the intention was
Innovation where it really matters
I'm gonna miss out, I'm a poor premium user :p

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