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US carriers want to bring “screen zero” lock screen ads to smartphones (arstechnica.com)
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Horrific:

Glance's app is a full-screen takeover of the lock screen. It looks a lot like a generic swipe-heavy social network, like TikTok or Snapchat Discover, but it only shows content from Glance. Imagine if every time you turned on your phone, you were first presented with an auto-playing video from a popular off-brand TikToker, and you get the idea. The company's website promises "unparalleled reach" and "authentic engagement" from its captive audience. Naveen Tewari, founder and CEO of InMobi, gave a rather dystopian description of his company's strategy to Forbes India, saying, "Consumers will move from seeking content to consuming what is shown to them."

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Custom OSs are gonna explode if that shit actually happens and there's no way out.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

On the plus side, it'll make surveillance capitalism and user-hostile design more visibly obvious

However, instead of custom Android distributions or even Linux phones, I predict this will more likely increase iPhone sales instead

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Yeah I think for your average person, iphone sales will increase if this does happen. For geeks and people who feel capable, you'll custom roms and linux phones etc.