Diego DNM :questified: (@[email protected])
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Attached: 1 image Bueno, pues necesito alternativas a Google maps, porque acabo de decidir hace unos segundos dejar de usarlo después de que me saliera un trayecto con un desvío completamente innecesario que mete dos minutos más porque pasa cerca de una gasolinera que ha patrocinado ese trayecto

Original toot in Spanish says: “OK, so I need some alternatives to Google Maps, because I just decided seconds ago to stop using it after I got proposed a trip with a completely unnecessary detour which adds two extra minutes just because it pass by a gas station that sponsors this trip.”

  • merc@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1827·
    6 months ago

    The picture suggests that there was an ad that suggested a stop at the sponsored gas station, if the user clicked on the suggestion / ad, then the route would be modified.

    IMO that’s massively different than the detour being added by default. If they actually did / were doing that, it would be a huge scandal, but I don’t think that’s what’s happening here. Instead, it’s just an intrusive, annoying ad.

      • merc@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        635·
        6 months ago

        Damn monetization of *checks notes* Mastodon and Lemmy! Those communists are ruining everything!

        • wkk@lemmy.worldEnglish
          282·
          6 months ago

          You’re right that this is not generating monetary gains

          But it’s generating outrage towards Google when what you accuse them of doing isn’t the reality, that’s pretty disingenuous

          Not defending Google as a whole, but let’s keep honest about the current developments

          The day sponsored trips are the default is the day I’m dropping Maps

          • elfio@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
            31·
            6 months ago

            I see your point. I wanted to rely what someone else thought was interesting to share.

            I’ve been tuning the title as other people here suggested improvements to it.

            Apart from that, I didn’t see the advert/proposed alternative route nor put the ad in there, so I never will be able to reflect the absolute truth. However, echoing this other person experience might lead to others being aware of the possibility. I’d be interested to know if someone else sees something similar.

    • elfio@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      102·
      6 months ago

      Might be. It’s indeed hard to tell by the picture, but the user seems to knows the place so I don’t know. What seems about right is the title is misleading so I’m going to change it.

      • criticon@lemmy.caEnglish
        13·
        6 months ago

        The picture shows the “eco” route which is a setting you can turn on/off that selects gas saving routes even if they add some minutes to the trip

      • wkk@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        6 months ago

        Please change “added a sponsored detour” to “proposed a sponsored detour” and it won’t be as misleading anymore