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New "Ad Camouflage" feature replaces Grandma with Grubhub, seamlessly

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[–] mindbleach 3 points 2 days ago

Hire a fucking editor.

Google cramming ads into photos is just barely implausible. This is a better premise than most isGlitch crap, which reads like lying with style - but there's no style. 'Calls it innovation' is the sort of weak ending you'd give to actual rage-bait news. For a punchline, that fluff goes at the beginning, so the rug-pull at the end falls further and hits harder.

"Innovative new cloud storage updates vintage ads to modern brands." "Google lets you hide ads in old family photos behind newer, fancier ads." "Vintage photo enhancement tool adds product placement." "AI-powered family album app is pretty sure your grandma drank White Claw."

The rest of the front page is surprisingly decent. You can't "detect ethics," grammatically, but that's nitpicky. Consider: "Microsoft AI's enhanced reasoning spots ethical concerns so they can be seamlessly ignored." Youtube's moderation is already slapdash; the real joke would be upselling a plan to do nothing. "Homeopathic moderation." Even if it's riffing on The Onion's "unlimited deductible."