I'd say more generally that the online advertising (or attention, if you like) industry has massive negative externalities that they are trying to downplay and not take responsibility for.
Imho advertising is a meme that is at odds with humanity (meme as in the original definition).
People worry about ai operating in software, this is an ai that has been running in the collective wetware of humans for some time that is significantly hindering us.
People worry about ai operating in software, this is an ai that has been running in the collective wetware of humans for some time that is significantly hindering us.