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The notion that advertisements pay for websites is entirely fabricated. Recent research shows massive amounts of fraud with the involvement of the ad industry
by ericheymer 9y ago
The notion that advertisements pay for websites is entirely fabricated. Recent research shows massive amounts of fraud with the involvement of the ad industry which eats through the money flowing through the ecosystem. See https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/ad-industry-insiders-are-connected-to-a-fraud-scheme-that?utm_term=.cqVM0x3aYJ#.pnzYnK19rE https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/ad-industry-insiders... and https://blog.confiant.com/uncovering-2017s-largest-malvertising-operation-b84cd38d6b85 https://blog.confiant.com/uncovering-2017s-largest-malvertis....
- wweee 9y agoI don't see how the two links you posted supports the assertion that the "notion that advertisements pay for websites is entirely fabricated." First link is about fraud against advertisers, selling them fake ad impressions. Second link is about a sophisticated scheme to deliver malware to the end users using the ad ecosystem. How does that dispute the fact that people who have websites can profit from putting ads on them?