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FailureToCommunicate

(14,020 posts) Thu Apr 23, 2015, 11:52 AM Apr 2015

Has DU been hacked?

How else to explain the large banner ads by the NRA "Win a free duffle bag by joining!" or Ron Paul "Find out his plan for America"????????

I had mistakenly logged out, but before I logged back in, the banner ads flashed before my astonished eyes. April Fools Day has passed has it not?

Skinner? EarlG? Elad?

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Has DU been hacked? (Original Post) FailureToCommunicate Apr 2015 OP

The ads are triggered due to the mention of words or subjects. former9thward Apr 2015 #1

I wonder what's triggering the tire discount ads in this thread. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #2

maybe the web spider saw the multiple use of "thread" and thought it saw "tread" corkhead Apr 2015 #3

When they have extra, they have to put the spare ads somewhere pinboy3niner Apr 2015 #10

Maybe Susannah Elf Apr 2015 #4

I got an ad for VW Passat and one for GreatGazoo Apr 2015 #6

I got tires on top, optimum cable on bottom. JaneyVee Apr 2015 #7

people are expressing that they are tired, tired, tired of stuff Voice for Peace Apr 2015 #14

Not to mention all the stories relying on leaks. nt pinboy3niner Apr 2015 #17

I would expect more Depends ads, come to think of it. Voice for Peace Apr 2015 #20

I don't see any ads... Stardust Apr 2015 #5

It has to be a glitch because you are a star member and should not be seeing them. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #8

FailureToCommunicate mistakenly logged out and saw the ads Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #9

Ads? hobbit709 Apr 2015 #11

Just think of it as NRA money supporting DU (in a round about way). aikoaiko Apr 2015 #12

Did anyone see my ad for how to make a trillion dollars in one day? randome Apr 2015 #13

Okay, i get it now: the ads **can** be randomly odious making you REALLY want to contribute to FailureToCommunicate Apr 2015 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Apr 2015 #16

Why am I seeing ads for "Beautiful,young Russian midgets want to be your bride"? VScott Apr 2015 #18

Just say "MoyA lyubOv' ne znAyet granIts" And when the preacher asks, say "Da" FailureToCommunicate Apr 2015 #19

Full of fucking trolls but not hacked tabasco Apr 2015 #21

former9thward

(32,064 posts)

1. The ads are triggered due to the mention of words or subjects.

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:00 PM

Apr 2015

There are a lot of gun related threads and the NRA is mentioned quite a bit so the NRA ad will show up on the site. In politics the Pauls, Ron and Rand, are mentioned in many threads.

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

2. I wonder what's triggering the tire discount ads in this thread.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:02 PM

Apr 2015

corkhead

(6,119 posts)

3. maybe the web spider saw the multiple use of "thread" and thought it saw "tread"

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:06 PM

Apr 2015

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

10. When they have extra, they have to put the spare ads somewhere

Reply to corkhead (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:12 PM

Apr 2015

Susannah Elf

(140 posts)

4. Maybe

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:08 PM

Apr 2015

people are saying that they're tired of things.. Monsanto. The Clinton/Bush dynasty. Guns. Gun control. etc etc etc.

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)

6. I got an ad for VW Passat and one for

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:09 PM

Apr 2015

Tyson chicken raised without hormones.

Some seem triggered by my recent Google searches and others by what is on the page itself, especially what is in bold or headlines.

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

7. I got tires on top, optimum cable on bottom.

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:09 PM

Apr 2015

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)

14. people are expressing that they are tired, tired, tired of stuff

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 01:26 PM

Apr 2015

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

17. Not to mention all the stories relying on leaks. nt

Reply to Voice for Peace (Reply #14)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 01:32 PM

Apr 2015

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)

20. I would expect more Depends ads, come to think of it.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #17)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 07:02 PM

Apr 2015

Stardust

(3,894 posts)

5. I don't see any ads...

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:08 PM

Apr 2015

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

8. It has to be a glitch because you are a star member and should not be seeing them.

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:09 PM

Apr 2015

Brother Buzz

(36,456 posts)

9. FailureToCommunicate mistakenly logged out and saw the ads

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:12 PM

Apr 2015

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

11. Ads?

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:13 PM

Apr 2015

aikoaiko

(34,183 posts)

12. Just think of it as NRA money supporting DU (in a round about way).

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:16 PM

Apr 2015

randome

(34,845 posts)

13. Did anyone see my ad for how to make a trillion dollars in one day?

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 12:16 PM

Apr 2015

It's fool-proof! First, you take a billion dollars and then you...oh, I'll just wait for the ad to come around again.
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