Source: https://xcancel.com/dshiatt/status/1840822267737162237

Obviously just damage control but they do seem to be “fixing it”. They must’ve accidentally implemented a feature to get and show image from the newest news post (which is often an ad), accidentally tested and vetted that feature, and accidentally pushed it.

  • Varyag@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    1771·
    2 months ago

    Ah yes it’s always a bug after massive community backlash. If there wasn’t much, it’d have been a test, and if there wasn’t any, it was always intended.

    • shneancy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      484·
      2 months ago

      ahhh, companies copying homework from bigots’ dogwhistling tactics? what a brave new world we live in

      says something bigoted

      receives backlash

      “haha guys can’t you take a joke? everyone’s so sensitive nowadays”

    • heavyboots@lemmy.mlEnglish
      261·
      2 months ago

      The community backlash is the bug as far as Sony is concerned. They’re trying to work around it now…

    • Donjuanme@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      2 months ago

      Telling gamers to watch out for Hanlon’s razor would open them to too much harsh reflection of their own mistakes.

      • shneancy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        2 months ago

        yes sure it could’ve been a bug, but can we really believe them that it was?

        companies are on a quest to pollute our lives with ads, it’s not a stretch to think it’s bullshit when another attempt to do that is being denied with “whoopsie the new guy wrote the code wrong nothing to worry about here!”