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Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight... Just What Nobody Asked For (fuelarc.com)

submitted 19 hours ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

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[–] commander@lemmings.world 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

I've noticed brave users are some of the biggest useful idiots on the internet.

I genuinely think there are 2 classes of brave users: people who are invested in the company trying to viral market it, and the morons who fall for it.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 3 points 7 hours ago

I use it on my mobile devices to avoid youtube ads. Because i’ve yet to find a better way to avoid them on a tablet or phone.

If you have a better option for iphone/ipad, i’m willing to try it.

[–] HamsterKiller666@lemm.ee 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

What about users who don't use it for the crypto stuff, vpn or any other shady features? I just use it to browse without ads. What's the downside?

[–] PartiallyApplied@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I think many people don’t like it conceptually because the advertising for Brave is:

Built in Privacy + Crypto + Ad Blocking

Firefox + uBlock Origin suffices well enough for most people. It’s stable, suits the purpose, and separates them from a company entangled with crypto.

Everyone is just trying to do their best to balance convenience with the social impacts of their actions. People make change because they care, either altruistically or personally, but it always comes with some sort of personal cost. Putting your neck out there and trying to make a change is more important than any specific browser choice