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mahannah

(893 posts) Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:16 PM Mar 2017

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DU "Trump Ring" ads stink. Please stop.

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DU "Trump Ring" ads stink. Please stop. (Original Post) mahannah Mar 2017 OP

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Buy a star no ads. DU can't control the ads served up. CurtEastPoint Mar 2017 #2

Untrue. Occulus Mar 2017 #14

DU has no control over which ads appear, they come from a syndication service. Miles Archer Mar 2017 #3

I'm not sure why this misconception keeps popping up, but Occulus Mar 2017 #15

Ad Blocker. It's your friend. Goblinmonger Mar 2017 #4

+1 dalton99a Mar 2017 #6

The ads are triggered by the Google Ad algorithm whenever his name is mentioned Warpy Mar 2017 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Occulus Mar 2017 #16

Ads do not come from DU. marybourg Mar 2017 #7

Fork some dough over and they will go away! Vinnie From Indy Mar 2017 #8

Oddly enough, I never see any of the ads you're complaining about. MineralMan Mar 2017 #9

Don't bring facts into this. nt msanthrope Mar 2017 #10

Sorry. My bad... MineralMan Mar 2017 #12

Donate $5. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #11

Look at it this way Turbineguy Mar 2017 #13

YES! " The ads help pay for the site. The site works to help the country." CurtEastPoint Mar 2017 #17

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CurtEastPoint

(18,652 posts)

2. Buy a star no ads. DU can't control the ads served up.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:18 PM

Mar 2017

Occulus

(20,599 posts)

14. Untrue.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 01:01 PM

Mar 2017

Google adwords and adsense have filters.

https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/180609?hl=en

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

3. DU has no control over which ads appear, they come from a syndication service.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:19 PM

Mar 2017

Purchasing a donor star makes the ads go away, if that's what is important to you.

Otherwise, ad placement provides revenue to keep the site running.

Occulus

(20,599 posts)

15. I'm not sure why this misconception keeps popping up, but

Reply to Miles Archer (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 01:03 PM

Mar 2017

it's not true. See my post above.

Goblinmonger

(22,340 posts)

4. Ad Blocker. It's your friend.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:19 PM

Mar 2017

Don't even need a star.

dalton99a

(81,530 posts)

6. +1

Reply to Goblinmonger (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:19 PM

Mar 2017

Warpy

(111,288 posts)

5. The ads are triggered by the Google Ad algorithm whenever his name is mentioned

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:19 PM

Mar 2017

like in your post. Call him Asshole, call him the Orange Pustule, call him Dolt45, call him Twitler. If you don't want to see those ads, stop calling him by his name.

Or you can contribute, buy a star, and never see the ads when you are signed in.

Response to Warpy (Reply #5)

Occulus This message was self-deleted by its author.

marybourg

(12,633 posts)

7. Ads do not come from DU.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:21 PM

Mar 2017

They add revenue to DU, but come from an ad company that places ads by what is mentioned on the site, ignoring whether the mention is pro or con. If the ad is truly offensive, contact the site admin. Otherwise "buying a star" will relieve you of ads (except for the click-bait ones in the center).

Vinnie From Indy

(10,820 posts)

8. Fork some dough over and they will go away!

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:29 PM

Mar 2017

Support DU!

MineralMan

(146,318 posts)

9. Oddly enough, I never see any of the ads you're complaining about.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:32 PM

Mar 2017

So, I'll just have to take your word for it...

There's an easy way to avoid seeing ads that disturb your DU experience, though. Just become a donor to DU.

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

10. Don't bring facts into this. nt

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:34 PM

Mar 2017

MineralMan

(146,318 posts)

12. Sorry. My bad...

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #10)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:39 PM

Mar 2017

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

11. Donate $5.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:36 PM

Mar 2017

Turbineguy

(37,355 posts)

13. Look at it this way

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:46 PM

Mar 2017

The ads help pay for the site. The site works to help the country.

CurtEastPoint

(18,652 posts)

17. YES! " The ads help pay for the site. The site works to help the country."

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #13)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 02:46 PM

Mar 2017

Thank you.

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