Searching for exact app names in the Play Store - eviltoast

I asked a relative to look for RealVNC on the Play Store and install it. Once they were done, I asked them to fulfill a basic task inside RealVNC and they were really confused by my instructions. I took a look at their phone, lo and behold, they had installed a different app. I asked them to repeat the install procedure while I watched. They punched in “realvnc” in the search box, two identically formatted results appeared. Their finger instinctively clicked the Install button on the top result. It was an ad. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦

  • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
    117·
    4 months ago

    is doubling down on blaming the user instead of the practices

    They blamed both, though.

    • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
      166·
      4 months ago

      Blaming a user for falling for malicious practices designed by multibillion dollars companies is like blaming the victim of a hit and run. “It was their fault for using the crosswalk, but the driver was also wrong for not stopping.”

      Both sides!

      • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1211·
        4 months ago

        Yeah, no one should have to look at what they’re doing to stop themselves from making mistakes! Everyone should be able to blindly make decisions and they should always be correct!