So glad to have #Apple Maps

Google Ads, the bane of our existence 😬
So evil 😈

Just what we need, more distractions while driving 🤔

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

“#GoogleMaps is testing a new ad format that could cause distractions while driving. It brings up a pop-up notification during #navigation that covers the bottom half of the screen with an unnecessary detour suggestion.

According to Higman, the ad popped up while passing a Royal Farms gas station, even though they did not search for a gas station or convenience store while setting their destination”

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-maps-pop-up-ad-3458170/

Favorite new word: Enshittification

Congrats @pluralistic

2023 Word of the Year is “enshittification” – American Dialect Society

“The American Dialect Society, in its 34th annual words-of-the-year vote, selected “#enshittification” as the Word of the Year for 2023. More than three hundred attendees took part in the deliberations and voting, in an event hosted in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America’s annual meeting.”

#Facebook, #Twitter, #Instagram, #TikTok #socialmedia #americandialectsociety #wordoftheyear
https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-is-enshittification/