Review How are the enworlds ads suitable for children?

[IvyDragons]

This forum is for teens right? How can you think that having tobacco vape companies as enworld sponsors is family friendly?

I think that is disgraceful encouraging nicotine addiction, the hardest drug to get off of.

These ads are better

 

[Sacrosanct]

1. This is not a site for teens.
2. Do you every have anything nice to say? It seems like you go out of your way to argue with posters and complain about the site. I can’t speak for anyone else, but it makes Morrus’s suspicions earlier seem pretty well placed.
3. You’re posting this in the wrong forum to boot

 

[jdrakeh]

I can’t speak for anyone else, but it makes Morrus’s suspicions earlier seem pretty well placed.

Yeeeeah. I'm starting to have those same suspicions.

 

[Ancalagon]

I've had "dodgy looking" adds in the past on ENworld, but it hasn't happened in months, maybe over a year?

 

[Flamestrike]

Those ads are adsense ads. They're blank by default and filled according to cookies on your computer (tailored to your preferences).

You might want to look a bit closer to home for the culprit.

 

[BookTenTiger]

Clear your cookies and get an ad blocker! The ads aren't hand-picked by Morrus, they're generated through your search history, etc.

 

[Zardnaar]

Those ads are adsense ads. They're blank by default and filled according to cookies on your computer (tailored to your preferences).

You might want to look a bit closer to home for the culprit.

Lol.

 

[BookTenTiger]

Just to give another example, here's what an ad looks like on my computer:

That's because I'm a teacher and have a baby, and have been searching for and purchasing lots of teacher and baby stuff.

 

[bedir than]

My ads are for a local Honda dealership and the One Ring RPG

 

[BookTenTiger]

Just to give another example, here's what an ad looks like on my computer:

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That's because I'm a teacher and have a baby, and have been searching for and purchasing lots of teacher and baby stuff.

I just noticed the age of the toy (in the upper right corner of the box) says 18+... I assume it's 18 months, but it sure is funny in context of this thread!

 

[Retreater]

Found anything you've liked so far, Ivy? Lol

 

[LordEntrails]

@IvyDragons Maybe it would help if you understood about how digital advertising works. It's not up to ENWorld to really decide what ads get placed on its site. Yes, Morrus does have a little bit of control, but not explicitly like you might hope. Also as pointed out by others, the ads you see have more to do with your personal browsing history. If you don't want to see a type of ad, then either get an ad blocker, browse privately, or don't browse sites related to what you don't want to see

 

[Vaalingrade]

I think that is disgraceful encouraging nicotine addiction, the hardest drug to get off of.

We need to crack this case. The situation is quite heroin. If only people could PCP it.

Caffine.

 

[BookTenTiger]

We need to crack this case. The situation is quite heroin. If only people could PCP it.

Caffine.

Love

 

[tetrasodium]

Others have already explained it, but digital ads are generated by google/facebook/etc (not websites) basesed on an information trove that sounds straight up tinfoil hat conspiracy theory levels if described. Rather than describe it I'll show a recent example

Facebook reportedly rejects Signal ads about its data collection

Signal's campaign allegedly resulted in the disabling of the encrypted messaging service's Instagram account.

www.cnet.com

Plus a related example from like fifteen years ago where target started predicting pregnancy before the family knew..

How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did

Target has perfected the technique of analyzing consumers' shopping habits to figure out who's pregnant. How can they send customers congratulatory coupons without freaking them out?

www.forbes.com

Not only are everyone's ads their own fault, or the fault of someone they share a computer with, they are the result of Google having a better understanding of you than you yourself probably have on the topic of self understanding.

 

[overgeeked]

This forum is for teens right? How can you think that having tobacco vape companies as enworld sponsors is family friendly?

I think that is disgraceful encouraging nicotine addiction, the hardest drug to get off of.


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These ads are better

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This is the best thread ever.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Did anyone else think the vape pen was something else entirely based on the thread title?

 

[Charlaquin]

Did anyone else think the vape pen was something else entirely based on the thread title?

You know it!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Not only are everyone's ads their own fault, or the fault of someone they share a computer with, they are the result of Google having a better understanding of you than you yourself probably have on the topic of self understanding.

Not entirely. There’s something else going on. Maybe some kind of randomizer. I get ads in languages I don’t speak for products I don’t have any need for and have never searched for. Not always, but often enough to be noticeable.

 

[BookTenTiger]

Not entirely. There’s something else going on. Maybe some kind of randomizer. I get ads in languages I don’t speak for products I don’t have any need for and have never searched for. Not always, but often enough to be noticeable.

Or........ maybe it's picking up on a secret past life you don't even know about! I bet you were an international spy, but you got too deep so you had to hypnotize yourself and assume a new identify... Code: Dannyalcatraz