Comment by martin_a

13 hours ago

> 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.

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torginus  10 hours 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.

razster  12 hours 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.

wnc3141  13 hours ago

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

  • codygman  13 hours ago

    Use an adblocker?

    That's what I do and why I don't even know what brooklinen is.

    • tanepiper  13 hours 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)

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    • wnc3141  2 hours 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.