I just realized I have been running 99% fraud sites

Re:I just realized I have been running 99% fraud sites by aaron695 on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:44AM (#24514442)

I'm not sure I understand. Is it -

They create a crappy site with blog spam.

Pay someone else to get people to visit.

Then the people who have been directed to the site by someone else click on their ads, which = $

But they just found out the people who visit are really bots.

But currently everyone is getting paid. So the only loser is the advertisers at this stage.

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> 8M * $0.80 CPM = $6400 revenue

> 8M * $0.25 CPM = $2000 expenses

> Profit = $4400?

> i_am_rich_AF : yes this is per site per month

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Re:I just realized I have been running 99% fraud sites by CodesInChaos on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:54AM (#24514502)

> the only loser is the advertisers

In the short run yes. In the long run the cost per ad view/click drops and legitimate sites suffer from reduced ad revenue.

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Re:I just realized I have been running 99% fraud sites by krageon on Friday September 18, 2020 @06:25AM (#24515003)

In that case everyone wins, because they'll be positively stimulated to not be funded by ads.

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Re:I just realized I have been running 99% fraud sites by washadjeffmad on Friday September 18, 2020 @06:48AM (#24515147)

You'll only summon more marketers with incantations like that.

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Re:I just realized I have been running 99% fraud sites by ffdjjjffjj on Friday September 18, 2020 @10:01AM (#24516865)

I don’t think the genuine content publishers who go out of business win.

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