Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour (Update)

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Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour (Update)

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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Google Maps is testing a new ad format that gives users the option to add a stop for a sponsored location during navigation.

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Man, that shit is why i shifted from Waze to gMaps, now they’re also doing this shit.
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  Both owned by Google, unfortunately, so not a surprise I guess.

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