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lambchopp59

(2,809 posts)
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 06:47 PM Mar 2022

Anyone else notice wildly inappropriate ads tend to flank the site?

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Spazito (a host of the General Discussion forum).

It seems Google's algorithm only detects "political" content, and I tire of flagging idiotic RW "gun rights" or other stupid meme T-shirts, "approve of Trump" or "frown on Biden" ads. Cheese, do they ever need to refine that algorithm. I've clicked "ad was inappropriate" countless times now.
Although it's a bit amusing attempts to sell loud, overstated T shirts no one would catch me dead in simply from poor, pedestrian taste, even if the messages were sensible on them.
Now here's a tasteful T shirt:

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Anyone else notice wildly inappropriate ads tend to flank the site? (Original Post) lambchopp59 Mar 2022 OP
Cheese indeed! luv2fly Mar 2022 #1
Instead of flagging it to Google, Ms. Toad Mar 2022 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Ahna KneeMoose Mar 2022 #3
One 5 dollar payment to DU will change all of that. bottomofthehill Mar 2022 #4
Donate a few dollars to DU, then goodbye ads unc70 Mar 2022 #5
I don't notice them. I gave DU a few bucks to support the site onenote Mar 2022 #6
Logged out and saw ads for Kindle, pellet stoves, dual fuel generators Kaleva Mar 2022 #7
I frequently read without logging in. I've seen the same as you. Nothing inappropriate. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #9
No Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #8
Donate to DU. Get your star. MineralMan Mar 2022 #10
*LOCKING* Spazito Mar 2022 #11

luv2fly

(2,475 posts)
1. Cheese indeed!
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 06:53 PM
Mar 2022

Play with different browsers, you can find one that won't have that problem.

Ms. Toad

(34,094 posts)
2. Instead of flagging it to Google,
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 06:55 PM
Mar 2022

Report it in the ATA forum. https://democraticunderground.com/?com=ata (4th bullet point)

Ads are served up based on matching content, without preview by DU. But if you report them to the admins of this site (not via the ad itself), they can tell Google not to display that ad on the site.

Response to lambchopp59 (Original post)

bottomofthehill

(8,348 posts)
4. One 5 dollar payment to DU will change all of that.
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 07:06 PM
Mar 2022

unc70

(6,121 posts)
5. Donate a few dollars to DU, then goodbye ads
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 07:06 PM
Mar 2022

No ads for star members

onenote

(42,768 posts)
6. I don't notice them. I gave DU a few bucks to support the site
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 07:08 PM
Mar 2022

and in return I don't have to see the ads.

Something to consider.

Kaleva

(36,354 posts)
7. Logged out and saw ads for Kindle, pellet stoves, dual fuel generators
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 07:09 PM
Mar 2022

Expressing anal glands (I did Google that a few days ago), and coffee makers. Nothing unusual or inappropriate.

 

BlackSkimmer

(51,308 posts)
9. I frequently read without logging in. I've seen the same as you. Nothing inappropriate.
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 07:57 PM
Mar 2022

Nice of the OP to bring that ad here to show us all though.

How kind of him.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
8. No
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 07:22 PM
Mar 2022

MineralMan

(146,333 posts)
10. Donate to DU. Get your star.
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 08:07 PM
Mar 2022

All those ads will disappear

Spazito

(50,484 posts)
11. *LOCKING*
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 08:15 PM
Mar 2022

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