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[–] st3ph3n@midwest.social 26 points 8 months ago (11 children)

I do almost all of my reading on a kindle - one of the ones with ads on the lock screen, and for months now all of the ads have been for this type of no-effort, low-quality, AI-generated garbage. Amazon clearly doesn't give a fuck as long as they make money.

[–] sik0fewl@kbin.social 13 points 8 months ago (7 children)

There’s ads on the Lock Screen now? Ugh.

[–] kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

They have sold two 'tiers' of kindles for awhile, the one with ads on the lock screen is discounted.

It's not my favorite thing but iirc the lock screen is supposed to be the only place with ads.

[–] Librerian@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

I believe you're right. However, if memory serves, the ads did change occasionally, meaning the screen had to refresh, leading to increased battery usage.

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