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The weird part is that clicking an ad you have no interest in is frowned upon ("click fraud"), but downloading (not necessarily even rendering!) an ad you have
by gloob 16y ago
The weird part is that clicking an ad you have no interest in is frowned upon ("click fraud"), but downloading (not necessarily even rendering!) an ad you have no interest in is considered by some to be something bordering on a moral imperative.
- gyardley 16y agoNothing weird here. It's the advertisers who don't want you to click an ad without interest. It's the publishers who want you to generate ad revenue for their site. Two different parties, two different motivations, two different stances.