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Re:Publishers Are Rethinking Those ‘Around the Web’ Ads by pjc50 on Monday October 31, 2016 @05:50AM (#12835418)
Yup. And I blocked Taboola and Outbrain in my hosts file years ago after some particularly unpleasant ads of rotting teeth. To me they're a symbol of low-quality misleading advertising.

I think there might be a place for good cross-advertising of articles, but that seems to not be what the public clicks on.

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Re:Publishers Are Rethinking Those ‘Around the Web’ Ads by davemel37 on Monday October 31, 2016 @01:45PM (#12839109)
It has less to do with what the public clicks and more to do with the level of quality competition amongst advertisers. As more and more brands get smart about native, the networks will push out the arbitrage sites and other bad actors.

Bad advertisers is a sign that an ad network actually works but hasnt matured yet.

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