One Reddit user spotted an Aliexpress ad for a "pet incinerator" on Instagram, a macabre encounter that raises plenty of questions.

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[–] 27 points 1 month ago* (5 children)

Morbid as they are, pet incinerators are a reasonable purchase for businesses that need to safely dispose of a deceased animal, such as a veterinary clinic.

But the optics are dicey for an ad on social media, and even more so when it’s targeting users outside the veterinary industry and features adorable AI-generated images of pets.

I don't see why it ever would be a good idea to advertise this on social media. Must be a way to target only clinics.

And the pics are fucking horrible.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago* (4 children)

    Or it’s just an automated ad pulling a random product onto some one’s feed based on viewing history. Which then got passed around which caused the algorithm to start spreading the ad

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    I suppose if your viewing history includes bulk orders of veterinary supplies, this is probably a decently targeted ad.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    It’s Ali Express, they could have viewed anything vent related and it pulled an item with the same tag. I viewed a customized tshirt with a funny saying and the name KIM on it (I’m not Kim nor do I have any one close named Kim)

    I now get a million ads for stupid customized everything with KIM as the customizable name, just because I viewed one item to read what the joke on the shirt said

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