I use ad blockers and open source privacy focused software whenever I can but occasionally I have to use computers that don't belong to me or an older phone where my usual applications aren't installed and seeing all the advertisements just feels dirty and dystopian.

I think the worst ads are the text to speech ones that say "Download this app today". The unblinking energenic people saying you can make a living at home are probably a close second.

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[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorta. But the FCC does, too, because advertisers were being dicks about even that: https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/loud-tv-commercials-regulated-by-fcc-under-calm-act-fact-check/536-277e7a74-5e9b-427c-982b-fbf2bf49e2aa

[–] cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago

oh yes! I remember hearing about this a few years ago from someone I use to be friends with. I always wondered why suddenly I'd be watching comedy central, and having to turn down the volume as fast as possible because some ad was just insanely loud.

I haven't experienced anything like that recently but I notice some channels are quieter than others. Like everything is more quite on FXX than it is on COZI tv. I feel like that's something else though cause the volume doesn't vary for the ads like it use to.