Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoGoogle Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detourwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1334arrow-down115cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansprivacy@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.worldandroid@lemdro.idtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1319arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detourwww.androidauthority.comScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square90fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansprivacy@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.worldandroid@lemdro.idtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 months agoI’m not even against ads, because their little blurbs about a mcdonalds nearby on the map - eh. fine. This shit though, that pops up and distracts me while I’m driving? Nah fuck that, I’ll get rid of google maps over it
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoYep. I might buy a fucking beater vehicle just to insure and subsequently softly careen into a boulder as soon as that shit occurs. Make Google fucking liable for forcing content on me. Fuck them.
I’m not even against ads, because their little blurbs about a mcdonalds nearby on the map - eh. fine.
This shit though, that pops up and distracts me while I’m driving? Nah fuck that, I’ll get rid of google maps over it
Yep. I might buy a fucking beater vehicle just to insure and subsequently softly careen into a boulder as soon as that shit occurs.
Make Google fucking liable for forcing content on me. Fuck them.