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packman

(16,296 posts) Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:22 PM Jan 2019

WHy is the DU advertising "Free Trump Hats" for 2020

Need someone to explain this - does the DU now accept pro-Trump items?

https://trumphat.magalions.com/sp125599185

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WHy is the DU advertising "Free Trump Hats" for 2020 (Original Post) packman Jan 2019 OP

click the link crazycatlady Jan 2019 #1

No malaise Jan 2019 #2

DU doesn't transact it's own advertising; it's a feed based on your search profile. brooklynite Jan 2019 #3

It's not DU, it's the websites/searches you do. bearsfootball516 Jan 2019 #4

The admins do not have control of the ads. demmiblue Jan 2019 #5

Dunno, I am always happy to hear Trumpers are wasting their money to fund DU emulatorloo Jan 2019 #6

Me too. we can do it Jan 2019 #13

In a few weeks DU will have its biggest fund raiser of the year - hearts! CrispyQ Jan 2019 #7

Bingo!!! Little Star Jan 2019 #9

My favorite fund raiser!!! I always buy a ton of them to share with people I love on DU. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #11

Post the situation in Ask the Administrators greyl Jan 2019 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author blogslut Jan 2019 #10

Take the free hat and scoop dog poop with it. we can do it Jan 2019 #12

... sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #14

I never see adds on DU. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #15

I also have a star - packman Jan 2019 #16

Ads react to what you've viewed. Bradical79 Jan 2019 #17

Become a Star Member and those ads won't be seen. MineralMan Jan 2019 #18

Star Member for several years packman Jan 2019 #19

OK. I get logged in automatically, so I don't see them at all. MineralMan Jan 2019 #20

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)

1. click the link

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:22 PM

Jan 2019

That way they have to pay DU

malaise

(268,980 posts)

2. No

Reply to crazycatlady (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:24 PM

Jan 2019

Absolutely not

brooklynite

(94,534 posts)

3. DU doesn't transact it's own advertising; it's a feed based on your search profile.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:24 PM

Jan 2019

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)

4. It's not DU, it's the websites/searches you do.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:26 PM

Jan 2019

If you look up articles about Donald Trump, your computer remembers and starts pushing you ads about him, etc.

demmiblue

(36,845 posts)

5. The admins do not have control of the ads.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:26 PM

Jan 2019

They are generated by the discussions here.

emulatorloo

(44,120 posts)

6. Dunno, I am always happy to hear Trumpers are wasting their money to fund DU

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:27 PM

Jan 2019

we can do it

(12,184 posts)

13. Me too.

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:57 PM

Jan 2019

CrispyQ

(36,462 posts)

7. In a few weeks DU will have its biggest fund raiser of the year - hearts!

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:27 PM

Jan 2019

You can buy a few for your online friends & watch the ads disappear!

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

9. Bingo!!!

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:29 PM

Jan 2019

I never see any adds.

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)

11. My favorite fund raiser!!! I always buy a ton of them to share with people I love on DU.

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:39 PM

Jan 2019

greyl

(22,990 posts)

8. Post the situation in Ask the Administrators

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:28 PM

Jan 2019

giving the destination URL (magalions dot com), and the Admins can block that specific domain from showing ads here.

Response to packman (Original post)

blogslut This message was self-deleted by its author.

we can do it

(12,184 posts)

12. Take the free hat and scoop dog poop with it.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:57 PM

Jan 2019

Waste their money.

sprinkleeninow

(20,246 posts)

14. ...

Reply to we can do it (Reply #12)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:05 PM

Jan 2019

Pee-pee poo-poo. 🤣

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

15. I never see adds on DU.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 06:03 PM

Jan 2019

I see you also have a star. When/where does this happen?

I’m not savvy on the internet thing so could not tell you why I don’t and you do.

packman

(16,296 posts)

16. I also have a star -

Reply to GulfCoast66 (Reply #15)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 12:40 PM

Jan 2019

I noticed the ad before I logged in, you probably checked the box keeping you logged in at your computer

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)

17. Ads react to what you've viewed.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 12:42 PM

Jan 2019

We talk about Trump so much here, it'll throw in some Trump ads.

MineralMan

(146,288 posts)

18. Become a Star Member and those ads won't be seen.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:00 PM

Jan 2019

There's no fixed amount for a donation to support DU.

packman

(16,296 posts)

19. Star Member for several years

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #18)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:37 PM

Jan 2019

Don't see the ads after log-in , just see them on entering DU and before log-in.

MineralMan

(146,288 posts)

20. OK. I get logged in automatically, so I don't see them at all.

Reply to packman (Reply #19)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:39 PM

Jan 2019

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