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Seems related to this: https://forum.dvdtalk.com/forum-feed...ents-site.html

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I had forgotten all about the fact we could upload images directly. I've been still using postimage.

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Here's a quick explainer on google AdSense. Any and all ads you find objectionable can be reported by clicking on the blue X in the upper left. But basically, if someone in that thread mentioned the NRA, gun rights, or other keywords targeted by Google for that ad placement, you have a higher likelihood of encountering it.
https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/6242051?hl=en

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That's a little bit of a loaded question (no pun intended). While almost no company is going to block something pre-emptively, the more people that report the ad, the faster it will go away.

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Hey Max, I spoke to our ad team. To make sure this get blocked, we'll need the following: First, open the ad's link/URL in a new tab. Copy that. Then click on the AdChoices button (the blue triangle) and that should tell you which ad network is making the ad. If the triangle links you to a new page, scroll to the bottom and it should tell you (probably Google). Our ad team blocked "NRA", but if it was a related, but non-NRA site, that might not work.

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That one's Google (or another ad-filler). The blue X in the upper right will let you ban it.

If you'd like us to look into it, open the ad's link/URL in a new tab. Copy that. Then click on the AdChoices button (the blue triangle) and that should tell you which ad network is making the ad. If the triangle links you to a new page, scroll to the bottom and it should tell you (probably Google).

Our ad team blocked "NRA" before, but looks like this one is "fight for 2a", so it wouldn't have been effected.

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I visited the site on my phone last night which doesn't have my account logged in.

Literally every page of the site had NRA or Trump positive adds. What's up with that? If those groups are getting any kickback or benefit from our usage, I feel we have a right to know.

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I'm glad I stay logged in. I don't see anything like that. Maybe members get different ads.

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Maybe? I never visit from other devices and run addblocker.

But I can promise you those adds aren't due to my browsing history on my phone. If that were the case, I'd get nothing but video game and sports adds. I don't even look at political news on my phone.

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Different users definitely get different ads. I just checked on my mobile and I got ads for the show "Gold Rush" (which I've never seen) and Best Buy (which I haven't been to in years). Without you posting screenshots, I can only give you limited information. There isn't just one catch-all ad. There are multiple ad services, some by Google, some directly from our sales team, and some third-party, that all have different targeting mechanisms and algorithms to decide what ads to show whom. So again, any ad you take issue with should have a blue X in the upper right. Click that and you'll be able to express your displeasure and get more info about who is hosting it.

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Difference being both Gold Rush and Best Buy are related to the topic of this message board.

So the answer is basically it's a strange coincidence that SO many of us get NRA and Pro Trump ads when on this site? Nothing systematic about it at all?

No fucking way I'm clicking on anything within those ads, for fear that I'll just see more. I will simply decide to no longer visit the site if I feel my clicks are going to the benefit of those organizations.

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They're not getting any benefit. Those organizations pay money each time their ad appears. Since you're not interested, they're basically wasting their money every time you see the ad.

The only way they're going to benefit is if you click on the ad, go to their site, and sign up for an NRA membership.

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Boy, sometimes the "triggered" jokes write themselves.

I haven't had any issues (content, redirection, or otherwise) with any displayed ads for weeks now, so kudos to IBJoel and anyone else involved for that.

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If you're in the politics forum a lot, that's probably why you see them. If you don't click the blue X and say it doesn't appeal to you, you'll likely keep seeing them (especially next year). But Dave is right, ads are paid-for and if you don't send them money, they don't get any money.

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As I mentioned, I only saw the ads because I visited via my phone which didn't have me logged in. It had no history of browsing or viewing this site and is a completely different browser than what I use at work daily. There is zero connection to "How great is Trump" polls and "Beto wants to steal your guns!" lies.

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Ok, then I'll ask again; is it purely a strange coincidence that all of a sudden so many members here are seeing ads for political organizations that we have no ties to whatsoever?

If yes, why haven't we been seeing them all along? Also if yes, why are they ALL NRA/Pro Trump? Where are the "Trump is fucking up our country" ads? They certainly exist. Is that another coincidence which can't be explained?

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It's not like there's a conspiracy or anything fishy.

The NRA ad spots are targeted towards a certain demographic and price range. For some reason, this site fits those parameters. Those same spots could be filled by liberal ads. But they're probably targeting different demographics/prices.

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I usually don't look at the ads but, looking now, I see a local chain that does brake repairs, another for unions and another for a company that helps "eliminate toolchain complexity" which I have no clue even what that is.

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Basically, we have:
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/forum-feed...andidates.html
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/forum-feed...tical-ads.html

This, I don't have an answer for, but these would be my initial hypotheses:

• A higher reliance on more traditional advertising by larger conservative groups, whereas left-leaning organizations may utilize social media more
• With Trump's approval rating dropping and the Democratic debates occurring, there may be increased ad spending to increase awareness for conservative causes/ideas
• Since the "big" election is about a year out, they may have started their campaigns recently (similar to how you start getting teaser trailers 18 - 12 months from a film's release date)

Online advertising works in one of two ways: direct fulfillment through us. These ads show up for everyone and run for a set amount of time, depending on the contract with the client. Then there's third-party fulfillment, which fills ad spots that haven't been sold directly with ads from Google AdSense or a similar company. These give you ads based on your browsing history, demographic, and other data collected by Google, Apple, apps, et cetera.

Every time you see one of these ads, you should have the option to report it directly to Google or whichever ad network it's coming from and decrease your chance of seeing it again.

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You're seeing those NRA and Trump ads because of several factors.

The board has a lot of talk about Trump and guns/gun control in the politics forum, so they might be targeting the forum based on those keywords. This is a public board, searchable on the web, and if they find a lot talk about Trump and guns, then they see an interest here in those subjects and are going to target the board for advertising. It's the same thing electronics and movie companies do. Targeted advertising.

The other one is your own personal history. Entities like facebook and google basically track everything you do on the web. They have profiles on you that would probably blow your mind. Your probably check some boxes on a profile, so they think you're a good candidate for their advertising. I remember reading a few years back about a teenaged girl who was pregnant, and Target figured it out just by her shopping habits, and started sending her coupons for baby products. At which point, her father, who didn't know she was pregnant, complained to Target about sending his daughter coupons for baby products. Story can be read here: https://www.businessinsider.com/the-...egnancy-2012-2

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I'm surprised no one's mentioned geotargeting yet. Noonan, are you, by chance, in a swing state?

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One thing you can do to try to block this type of behavior, is install a privacy extension in your web browser, like Privacy Badger. This will block those type of tracking cookies that follow you around. Here's an example of the cookies it blocks for this site:

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...cddac2201d.png
Ever since installing this addon, I can look at a site like 1800flowers, and not see a million ads for flowers for the next couple of weeks following me around wherever I go.

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lol, not even close. No one on the right would even bother playing ads here, for the most part.

But it's whatever at this point. I use a blocker at work, which is when I visit the site 99% of the time. Just won't come here via my phone not logged in anymore.

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If you can grab us the link, we can handle it pretty quickly. It's not possible to make a comparison to other sites without knowing their ad networks, the nature of each individual ad, and their site software and internal procedures.