Why does DU have so many Trump campaign Ads?

[Nictuku]

Is there no control over what kind of advertisements are allowed here? Just seems so wrong.

I was looking at a thread where there was a poster with some Trump supporters holding hybrid US/Nazi flags with a meme:

"You don't get to be a Nazi and a Proud American. We literally won a war about this. The whole world was involved"

... and on that page were not one, but two Trump advertisements, one showing Trump in a Kung Fu pose about to kick Joe Biden in the head with "Finish Him!' and another saying Trump is working around the clock to restore Law and Order...

It makes me want to puke. Are they paying for this advertisement in rubles?

I know many will tell me that I can just become a star member and then I won't see them, but that is not the point, and I have personal reasons why I can not make any payments to a site named DemocraticUnderground.

The world is upside down.

[dweller]

1. what ads ?

🤔

✌🏼

[Cha]

16. Really. All anyone has to do is throw in

some money for DU & there are NO Ads.

So Simple.

[hvn_nbr_2]

2. If you click on them, they probably pay something to DU.

You can probably close the link immediately and DU would still get paid. However, God only knows what kind of crap they may put on your computer.

[TheBlackAdder]

30. Yep, depending on the time slot, the ad service and the campaign, it might cost between $2-5 a click

.

Just make sure you have your system well atomized and several virus scan utilities running.

Also, you can only click on the link once in a 24 hour period. Multiple clicks won't incur extra charges for Trump Campaign.

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[bullimiami]

3. Shhh they're funding us.

You don’t see the ads if you have a star and are logged in.

[LeftInTX]

4. Ads are based on your browsing history

I get ads for Easy Spirit and DoMyOwn Pest Control. Both sites which I frequent.

[USALiberal]

5. Donate $5 and you will not get ads! nt

[SammyWinstonJack]

20. +1000000!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Get an ad blocker.

[ooky]

21. +1

Love my $2 ad blocker. Don't need it here but it comes in handy when following the links.

[Ms. Toad]

7. Not to sound like a broken record - but

Ads are served without advance review. That's the way the ad server works. If you find an ad you belive should not be here, capture the information about it and report it here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=ata

That will allow the admins to assess the ad and, if they agree it should not be on DU, prevent future display of those ads.

Sorry if I sound cranky, but this question comes up in every election cycle (at least once). The responses are always - hey kick in a few bucks, or hey, let them spend their money here. Neither of these address the underlying question: how to get rid of ads that don't belong here.

[Nictuku]

11. Thank you Ms. Toad

That is the question. They don't belong here, and if we can, I'd like to get rid of them.

I was kind of surprised that I felt really upset to see them here. On almost all the pages I view.

I am on a different computer than what I usually use, so no ad blocker (I'll install one). Personal reasons where I can not donate.

I did take some screenshots and was going to upload them in my post, but apparently my photobucket account was closed for lack of use over the years. Anyway, I would have to sign up again, and it was just getting too complicated.

If the ad content is picked up from my browser history ... on this computer is really just primarily here, facebook, email. Its a backup computer.

My post was really just a question, I don't think it worthy of escalating it to a level of filing a complaint. There were some interesting responses.

[Ms. Toad]

13. I've reported a fair number of them -

Ads for Republicans usually stop showing up, once reported.

It's not "filing a complaint." It's the process used to tweak the ads appearing here. There is no advance review of ads served They are typically triggered by the content of the page - and since Trump is a hot topic here, it isn't surprising that a fair number of trump ads turn up. The only way for DU to be served inoffensive ads is for people to let the admins know what's going on so they can contact the ad service and have ads from that source blocked.

[yonder]

15. Thank you. I've wondered why they show up as well.

I get them on my phone, but not the laptop which has an adblocker. And one of these days there will be a little, gold star in the top left.

[herding cats]

8. It's political site. Donate and google vanishes.

"It's like a miracle."

[bullimiami]

9. Again. Only if you're logged in.

[herding cats]

10. Google ads feed up what they think you want to see.

That's how they work. 🤷🏻?♀️

Oh, and why not log in?

[mahina]

12. If you see them, click on them, if you can handle.

If it’s a video, watch it. It costs them.

When I see them out in the wild I do. I don’t see them here because I’m logged in

[ornotna]

14. Ads?

I don't see no stinking ads.

Walk to the Star light, it will save you.

[Indykatie]

17. 2 Reasons are DU Can"t Control Ad Placement and a Large Percent of Users Don't Contribute.

Members who contribute get an ad free site.

[Indykatie]

18. Complaints About Ads From Folks Who Are Long Time Users of Site But Won't Chip in Even $5

to maintain the site is weird.

[Sogo]

19. Where does one contribute?

[qwlauren35]

22. Star Membership

I'm a Star Member, so I'm not sure how things look if you are not. But, when you log in, go to "My Account" in the upper right hand side. Under "My Account" you should see several tabs, and the last one is "Star Membership". I think you can sign up there.

[Sogo]

26. Thanks!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

23. At the top of the page you'll see

several links after your name. Click on My Account, and then the tab to the far right which says Star Membership. You'll then find a link to allow you to donate. You can get away with as little as five bucks a year if you wish.

[Sogo]

27. Thanks!

[smirkymonkey]

24. +1000

Seriously, I think most people could cough up at least $5 to keep this site going and avoid annoying ads.

[Nictuku]

28. It is not about the $5.00

I can not make any *partisan* donations. My job would be at stake. Something showing up as "DemocraticUnderground" is partisan. I can't lose my job. I'm about to turn 59. Try looking for a job at 59.

[GulfCoast66]

25. I see no ads. And I understand the site does not control what ads are on here.

And if trump wants to spend money advertising on DU I see it as money wasted.

If you really object to seeing those ads there is an easy fix. Contribute a little to DU. Get a star. No ads.

[PTWB]

29. If you're not using a browser based ad blocker in 2020 you're doing something horribly wrong.

Also, pay $5 to DU for the year in addition to getting an ad blocker for the rest of the Internet.