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Fun thing is when you block enough of these ad accounts you start to get some really freaky ads.

• spike021 3y ago
  This is me. I blocked so many that nowadays all I get are fake marijuana ads and sex toy ads. No I don't regularly smoke or otherwise imbibe weed and I definitely don't do stuff that would link me with a need for sex toys lol. And judging by the replies I see to those tweets it's happening to other users too.
  • recursivecaveat 3y ago
    Sometimes I wonder if targeted ads are just a giant hoodwinking by big tech over retail businesses. I constantly get youtube ads in languages I don't speak, for tampons or bras (I'm a man), or of musicians in genres I don't listen to. These all seem like extreme table-stakes targeting that can often be inferred from the singular video I'm watching alone, not even including my watch history.
    • wkat4242 3y ago
      I always like seeing stuff like tampon and washing powder ads (I don't own a washing machine). Because it shows my tracking is blocked successfully.
      • adrianmsmith 3y ago
        I literally click "allow all" to tracking cookies everywhere. I also get completely inappropriate ads e.g. in languages I don't speak, for services to sell cars (I don't own a car) etc.
• GordonS 3y ago
  They're now making it so you can't block the account that posted the ad, instead you can just say "I don't like this ad" - which still results in the same ad being shown regardless. I'm still only seeing this on some ads; not sure if it's a gradual rollout or A/B testing. Either way, I'm sure it won't be too long before it's all ads being served like this :(
• ac29 3y ago
  Any reason you dont just use an ad blocker? I havent seen an ad on Twitter... ever? And yes, this includes mobile.