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> so they would rather have people report them I have reported so many of those dodgy, scammy, sexualized ads on YouTube, that YouTube/Google has removed the o

> so they would rather have people report them I have reported so many of those dodgy, scammy, sexualized ads on YouTube, that YouTube/Google has removed the option to report advertisements from my account. They don't care as long as they're getting paid and there's no immediate liability for them.

wnc3141 13d ago
The brooklinen ads are mortifying when I'm online in public
- codygman 13d ago
  Use an adblocker? That's what I do and why I don't even know what brooklinen is.
  - tanepiper 13d ago
    The web is becoming very hostile to ad blockers. I use a VPN and I've noticed more and more sites just being obnoxious with their popups and even just crashing the site completely in a loop (looking at you EuroNews)
    - walrus01 13d ago
      It doesn't solve everything but the 'full' desktop version of the ublock origin plugin runs just fine in Android on Firefox. I can't even imagine using any other mobile browser now. I don't know what the situation is for iphone platform stuff these days.
      - fl0id 13d ago
        and f.e. brave on ios
    - manyatoms 13d ago
      Try firefox, as chrome puts restrictions on what adblockers can do
    - loloquwowndueo 13d ago
      If a site doesn’t let me see it with my ad blocking enabled, I just go elsewhere.
      - bell-cot 12d ago
        This Even skimming the web could take up 1000X the hours I have in a day, and I really should spend more time exercising, and reading books, and with friends and family, and volunteering, and ...
    - Marsymars 12d ago
      I suspect it's not a real crash you're seeing, but rather a deceptive anti-adblocking script that redirects to a page that fraudulently claims to be a crash.
  - mischief6 13d ago
    abp in firefox doesn't really remove them. I've seen and reported multiple scummy popup-like looking ads like tfn and saw it again for weeks...
    - techjamie 13d ago
      Use ublock origin rather than ABP. ABP was dead the moment they sold out to "responsible" ads.
    - Telaneo 13d ago
      ABP as in adblock plus? Don't use that. Use Ublock Origin.
    - zelphirkalt 13d ago
      There may be gaps every now and then in block lists of ad blocking solutions, but besides that, you are using the wrong ad blocker. abp is not to be trusted to reliably block all ads it could. It has a different mission than uBlock Origin.
  - wnc3141 12d ago
    They sell bedsheets, with sort of a raunchy ad campaign. I had a adblocker but wound up uninstalling it when it became more of a hassle than it was worth.
razster 13d ago
I've been on the same crusade, reporting all the scam/fake-ai/misinformation ads as possible, when a couple weeks ago they changed how you report. The ad will still play through as you're reporting it, and once finished reporting it still remains and you may see it again after a few swipes (YTShorts). It feels like they did this so they could get the money before removing it.
torginus 13d ago
The funny thing is it used to be that people warned you not to go to dodgy sites as they were full of ads that were trying to steal your money or online identity. It was mostly just scaremongering, but it never hurt to be careful. Nowadays, Google will serve you those exact ads if you go to any major news outlet.
- chadgpt2 11d ago
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- chadgpt5 11d ago
  Google was serving the ads on the dodgy sites. Nothing changed.
sharmi 12d ago
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wnc3141 13d ago

The brooklinen ads are mortifying when I'm online in public

codygman 13d ago
Use an adblocker? That's what I do and why I don't even know what brooklinen is.
- tanepiper 13d ago
  The web is becoming very hostile to ad blockers. I use a VPN and I've noticed more and more sites just being obnoxious with their popups and even just crashing the site completely in a loop (looking at you EuroNews)
  - walrus01 13d ago
    It doesn't solve everything but the 'full' desktop version of the ublock origin plugin runs just fine in Android on Firefox. I can't even imagine using any other mobile browser now. I don't know what the situation is for iphone platform stuff these days.
    - fl0id 13d ago
      and f.e. brave on ios
  - manyatoms 13d ago
    Try firefox, as chrome puts restrictions on what adblockers can do
  - loloquwowndueo 13d ago
    If a site doesn’t let me see it with my ad blocking enabled, I just go elsewhere.
    - bell-cot 12d ago
      This Even skimming the web could take up 1000X the hours I have in a day, and I really should spend more time exercising, and reading books, and with friends and family, and volunteering, and ...
  - Marsymars 12d ago
    I suspect it's not a real crash you're seeing, but rather a deceptive anti-adblocking script that redirects to a page that fraudulently claims to be a crash.
- mischief6 13d ago
  abp in firefox doesn't really remove them. I've seen and reported multiple scummy popup-like looking ads like tfn and saw it again for weeks...
  - techjamie 13d ago
    Use ublock origin rather than ABP. ABP was dead the moment they sold out to "responsible" ads.
  - Telaneo 13d ago
    ABP as in adblock plus? Don't use that. Use Ublock Origin.
  - zelphirkalt 13d ago
    There may be gaps every now and then in block lists of ad blocking solutions, but besides that, you are using the wrong ad blocker. abp is not to be trusted to reliably block all ads it could. It has a different mission than uBlock Origin.
- wnc3141 12d ago
  They sell bedsheets, with sort of a raunchy ad campaign. I had a adblocker but wound up uninstalling it when it became more of a hassle than it was worth.

razster 13d ago

I've been on the same crusade, reporting all the scam/fake-ai/misinformation ads as possible, when a couple weeks ago they changed how you report. The ad will still play through as you're reporting it, and once finished reporting it still remains and you may see it again after a few swipes (YTShorts). It feels like they did this so they could get the money before removing it.

torginus 13d ago

The funny thing is it used to be that people warned you not to go to dodgy sites as they were full of ads that were trying to steal your money or online identity. It was mostly just scaremongering, but it never hurt to be careful. Nowadays, Google will serve you those exact ads if you go to any major news outlet.

chadgpt2 11d ago
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chadgpt5 11d ago
Google was serving the ads on the dodgy sites. Nothing changed.

sharmi 12d ago

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