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By: goosefeet22

goosefeet22 — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:14:57 +0000

I agree that ads are literally everywhere. I was thinking about how if I want to look at something advertised on Instagram, my algorithm will shift from actual content to a majority advertisements. I, personally, have avoided things like listicles due to their questionable advertisement nature. This has led me to Reddit, typically, for reviews. This is one of those topics that feels so overwhelming to me. I feel like I am pretty good at finding out if something is sponsored, but after reading this chapter, I started to feel like I am falling for more traps than I realize.

By: tacobell-CEO

tacobell-CEO — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:07:56 +0000

I think “stealth ads” and advertising in general has become so much more prevalent online due to every social media app having a storefront now. I cannot scroll for 2 minutes without a TikTok shop ad showing up on my For You page. Beyond making my doom scrolling less fun, it is genuinely ruining the way you can access information on these sites. I watch a lot of makeup reviews, and it is so difficult to find unbiased information these days. Nobody is making long-form review videos on YouTube anymore, so you search on TikTok, and every post says, “click the orange shopping cart below!” Of course TikTok will push these videos to the top of search so that you are more likely to buy something. Now Facebook and Instagram have these “shop” features. There really is no way to escape the advertising online!

By: davidninja

davidninja — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:21:06 +0000

Stealth ads were one of the more interesting topics mentioned in Verified. The idea that we are being fed false content that is presented as fact is frightening. If a company releases information on a website, shouldn’t it be true? Why should a sponsor change anything about it?
It is like being manipulated. The statistics Caulfield and Wineburg provide about stealth ads being at the top of the page instead of the middle are also scary. Right after selecting the site, we need to be aware of what information is being presented to us. It has been happening for so long, and no one even realizes it. Now, if I see a site sponsored, I need to do some digging and see if the information is actually true. Misinformation is spread too easily, and these con artists are getting away with it too easily.
Vigilant is a good word to use. Merriam-Webster defines it as, “alertly watchful especially to avoid danger.” Instead of being paranoid of each site, keep an open eye. Be more observant of your surroundings. I think Caulfield and Wineburg do a good job at explaining how it can really change the way we use the internet.

By: LKSOC1004

LKSOC1004 — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:28:00 +0000

I love the all the visual elements of this post, especially the little line at the end.
One thing I’ve noticed about ads now that I am looking at them closely as that a lot of them don’t even have the spelled-out disclaimer. I’ve started to notice that a lot of box ads on websites have a small gray box in a corner of the ad that opens up to be a disclaimer when you hover the mouse over it.

Another thing about ads that I think is hard to figure out is what a stealth ad actually is. We had the examples in the book, but sometimes things seem like a stealth ad in a way that doesn’t always line up with those examples. One example is the game Skate 3. It is a skateboarding game, so tons of skateboard brands are included in the game. That’s something that could be considered an ad I would think. The game also has realistic sponsors for the skateboard competitions, so you wind up seeing T-Mobile ads all over the game. Stuff like that sits in a weird spot when classifying ads.