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[NuclearDem]

1. Just to annoy you.

[Historic NY]

2. Don't have a star, you will see ads.

[Exposethefrauds]

7. not if I used ad block which I do

[sendero]

3. Familiarize yourself with modern technology..

.... AdBlock is available for almost every browser. It takes 30 seconds to install and you won't see any web ads again on ANY page.

[Exposethefrauds]

5. I do run ad block on my PC and I do not see ads but not on my phone which is where the ad was

[MADem]

4. Because this website is not a charity. The site owners have bills to pay, mouths to feed,

and those ads put shoes on baby's feet, you see.

If you talk about Koch in a thread, you're going to see Koch ads. If you talk about Ann Coulter in a thread, you might see an ad for that idiot's latest book. Google doesn't "care" that this is a site for Democrats and Progressives, they're stupid, and they throw things at us that 'seem to fit' based on our conversations.

There is a way you can get rid of the ads entirely. You can become a site donor--if you don't have Paypalphobia, it's an easy process, so I am told.

On DU2, an ad involving a large purple sex toy used to pop up with some frequency. We'd sometimes joke about it, which ensured repeat visits by the very ad. Some people would get all "harrumph-y" about it, but it was an ad so lame that it was, in an odd way, funny.

[Cha]

6. I don't see how anyone stands any of the ads.. for

a small donation they can be wiped away.

DU cleans up nice.

[Exposethefrauds]

9. I will donate to DU when they open the books and show where all the money is coming from

[Cha]

10. Brwawaaaa.. it's a private site.. the Admins can damn well do what they please with their

money. I'm just glad it's here.. been very cathartic over the years.

[Exposethefrauds]

13. True it is a private political site and lots of dark money comes from all over too

In politics if one wants the truth one follows the money.

[KurtNYC]

8. DU doesn't "sell our data"

the ads are triggered by the page content. Ad placement is purely mechanical and often laughably inappropriate.

[Exposethefrauds]

11. and I have a Bridge in Brooklyn up for sale too

[KurtNYC]

14. if it's the Verrazanno count me in -- $14 per vehicle -- cha-ching!

seriously - what data? this isn't faceBook. The only data here is screennames and whatever one posts.

[JaydenD]

12. I am curious to know if RW sites carry Democratic ads

and tell their membership, it's okay, the Dems are just pouring in wasted money and are suckers and we can't do anything about it anyway. Just pay up!

Hmmm, probably not.

[Exposethefrauds]

15. Agree I lurk on RW sites and never seen a single liberal or even moderate ad

[liberal N proud]

16. Ad content is partially based on content of articles and sites you visit

If you pay attention, you can correlate the ad's you see where you have been and even what stories you click on here on DU.

If you read a lot of posts related to the GOP, Koch or Rove, you will see ad's from those groups or companies related to them. You can thank Google and such companies for this technology.

I wouldn't worry about donating to DU. I currently am not a star member but have been for many years and have not seen any evidence that any of my information from DU is sold.