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I was looking up details of the new Microsoft Surface recently, so hit the top link in a google search which was (supposedly) on Microsoft.com It wouldn’t load
by wepple 9y ago
I was looking up details of the new Microsoft Surface recently, so hit the top link in a google search which was (supposedly) on Microsoft.com
It wouldn’t load because Facebook.com was blocked and apparently they were doing a full redirect via fb. Crazy.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoThis may in fact be because Google lets advertisers set a totally different URL than the one that they actually direct you to, so that advertisers can implement various tracking schemes. This is also exploited by malicious actors to occasionally buy out fake ads for amazon.com or bestbuy.com (or even, hilariously, youtube.com) which actually direct you to support scam websites claiming your computer is infected. Google seems to have no desire to correct this by making their advertisements show you the actual URL are you going to be directed to. Verify that any link you click on is not an ad. Always look for the first native result. The policies permitted around ads make them simply a security risk to click on.
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- mevile 9y agoYou didn't click on a search result, you clicked on an advertisement.
- dawnerd 9y agoA good reason to use at the very least adblock.
- thanksgiving 9y agoAnd to avoid Microsoft edge. Why do I have to open Windows store for an add-on to my browser? Why can't I do it from the browser like in Mozilla Firefox or in Google Chrome?
- mevile 9y agoI quite like Edge tbh. It's my main browser. Nearly a year now.