No idea then. I use adblock on all of my devices, but sometimes things slip through. And I sometimes click on one of those SEO fake "articles" that are really just ads when I'm searching for something.
I too enjoy a refreshing Pepsi from time to time with a bag of Lay's™ potato chips... Especially when I watch Mattel's Barbie with @margotrobbie@lemmy.world.
You (and I) are the reason the product placement in TV and movies is becoming so profitable. Now quick, move that Coke can and throw the Lexus into MaxoSport™ mode so we can escape the Krill!
Edit to answer your question: I watched the trailer for Invincible Season 2 last night. That was the last ad I watched.
Back when Google started, the idea was to only show discrete text ads on search. Then they started showing image ads and created AdSense which basically shows Google ads on external pages. The real killer was when Google bought doubleclick. Until then Google didn't do ad tracking but with dclk (which has a tracking cookie) things went downhill fast. Ever wonder why Google ads domains are (or used to be) doubleclick.net? Because changing the domain would make Google lose all those yummy doubleclick tracking cookies.
You have definitely seen ads in Windows, you just don't realize they're ads. Windows recommending Edge, OneNote, or OneDrive? All ads. The "recommended apps" section? Ads.
Unless you have gutted Windows 10 and never connected it to the internet, you're seeing ads from Microsoft.
You may not be seeing traditional TV and internet ads but I promise you that you see plenty of marketing every day of your life regardless of how much ad-blocking you try.
Junk mail should be illegal. Such a waste of resources and it's absolutely unsolicited harassment. Imagine if those companies faced the same sort of consequences you'd personally get if you kept mailing someone shit constantly.
I think the only ads I see at home are Steam and my trash email.
One of my friend has YouTube in his TV that pumps ads, another friend watches the old-fashioned TV that also pumps ads, shopping malls have audio and visual ads, bus and train stations have ads...so I guess the last time I saw an ad was 7 hours ago or so.
Honestly, that's a good question. I use a DNS level ad block and that takes care of the vast majority of them. I also use a lot of either open source software which does not contain ads or front ends to services that do contain ads that strip the ads out like newpipe.
Depends on what you mean by "seeing an ad." An intrusive video ad on YouTube or another video site, or a bunch of annoying pop-ups? Nope, haven't seen one in years, either. Non-intrusive banner ads on sites I've specifically whitelisted in order to help them financially because I like their content and services? Yeah, seen those, but I don't mind them, and I never whitelist sites where the ads are intrusive.
Ahh so you're oblivious and don't realize you're watching ads. Not sure if that's a good thing.
I run ad blockers on everything, at a software and network level and still see ads from time to time. Let alone my friend posting on social media how great a product is they're sponsored to promote which is an ad.
You can block a majority of them but it's impossible to block them all, and you're delirious if you think you have unless you severely restrict your interactions with Internet-connected services or have spent days tinkering/blocking out most content.
Every single time I log in and windows wants to upgrade from windows 10 to windows 11. Every single time I have to use edge at work. I've got a pihole and DNS ad blocking and so on. I don't generally see ads on my phone or personal computer. The switch shows me new upcoming games etc. So does the PS5. Plus I get flyers in the mail and see billboards etc.
When I went to see a movie and because I've not done that in a while I forget that you don't actually have to turn up at the time that is on the ticket. You turn up about 20 minutes later so you don't have to look at car ads.
Phone, getting better, but don't quite have it sorted, especially since I'm constantly playing browser bingo and situations like links from Lemmy frequently get me watching cancerous websites because I've got the wrong browser that worked last week but not today set as default.
I know I'm not supposed to use it because something something the owner is a terrible person, but Brave has been the most effective YouTube browser since vanced died and I'm not savvy enough to get revanced.
I never said I am using pi-hole. I use nextdns on my router and all open source adblocking apps on my devices. Windows and android are fully debloated.
I see ads on my phone every day because I don't know how to block ads on the YouTube app and I still want their algorithm recommendations so I don't use the other apps that pull from YouTube.
I use sync for lemmy, so every time I go on lemmy I see ads. Also when YouTubers have in- video sponsor ads. I skip them but it's still an inconvenience. Same for podcasts
Only on TV and radio. And in magazines and movies and at ball games, on buses and milk cartons and T-shirts and bananas and written on the sky. But not on my personal devices. No, sir-ee!