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Re:“35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent” by mountainb on Friday October 09, 2020 @12:52PM (#24731832)
Turn off an ad blocker for a day after years of running one and you will routinely get solicitations for fake tech support lines, fake crypto ransom demands, and so on even if you are only browsing mainstream sites. This even goes for both iOS and Android phones. Digital display ads are major vectors of crime and the websites and the ad networks that serve them should be held liable for the damages that they cause to victims by facilitating the crimes. They are basically driving the cars for the burglars and helping them literally target victims like the elderly. Then they just say 'oops lol we're not liable.' It's a joke. The government should go after them like it dismantled the Japanese empire in the 1940s. Take everything they have and put the executives in prison for decades.
Re:“35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent” by rrdharan on Friday October 09, 2020 @12:59PM (#24731890)
Given the hyper targeted efficiency of the modern ad networks, are you sure the fake crypto and tech support ads are going to everyone and not just to you?
Re:“35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent” by Nextgrid on Friday October 09, 2020 @01:44PM (#24732413)
My concern would be the opposite. What if scams are only targeted towards those that are likely to fall for it like the elderly, flying under the radar of anyone who has the skills to recognize it as a scam and report it?
Re:“35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent” by avery42 on Friday October 09, 2020 @01:03PM (#24731954)
It's the ad network's responsibility to never show scam ads, this has nothing to do with targeting.