Let's improve these dislike numbers! They've already disabled comments!
Posted Feb 5, 2018, 2:56 PM UTC
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Done!
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Doesn’t matter- I watched the downvotes last year on the Audi feminist ad and they wiped out the downvotes at least 3 times and probably artificially boosted the upvotes.
Long before the Super Bowl these companies negotiate with YouTube for downvote protection on the big day. There’s not much we can do about it.
It’s bullshit- but the solution isn’t to go downvote the ad, the solution is to stop going to YouTube altogether. Clear your browsers cache and cookies so google can’t track you. Stop googling info, use bing or duck duck go. This is how you hurt them.
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I agree with you on the switching to Bing part. But you also need to switch off of Android, stop using Google Chrome, and stop using Gmail. Android is made by Google, and with the GPS features in most Android phones, Google can track everywhere you go, and build data on it. Now before everyone starts calling me a conspiracy theorist, I am not saying that they do this, I am saying that they COULD do this. Chrome is also made by Google, and could help track more info, other than cookies, and much like the Android thing, I am not saying that they do it, but they could. And with Gmail, if I remember correctly, Google did get in trouble a while back for selling email data.
Now for switching web browsers, for Windows 10 and mobile users, I'd recommend Microsoft Edge. If you are on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, I'd recommend Brave, and if you are still using Windows XP or Vista, use Firefox 52 ESR until May 2018, then switch to Pale Moon.
And for switching phones, there are two smartphone options, Windows Phone and Apple iPhone. And I know that Apple isnt the greatest, but still they aren't Google, and I know about the Windows Phone store app gap, but you could use the website, and appearantly a 3rd party company is making an app that will let you run Android apps on Windows phones.
Also, for email client, there are many options, iCloud (Apple), Hotmail/Outlook (Microsoft), Proton Mail, Yahoo, and more that you could switch to.
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You’re not a conspiracy theorist at all. Many apps use location data and share it with partners.
I forgot about gmail- don’t use that either. And good recommendations. Personally, I still use chrome but only for work related needs, and Firefox for most other things. I try not to log in to chrome for any service other than work, and I regularly clear cache and cookies on all browsers.
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Too bad that they removed the dislike bar. I was going to hit the dislike button.
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It appears that they have taken away the vote count now...
Looks like you're right. lol SAD!