Attention admins: Right-wing ads are being served to viewers of DU

[Maven]

Specifically in the top portion of the screen when you view latest/greatest threads.

I happened to visit the site in incognito mode and saw multiple ads from:

The Trump Make America Great Again Committee
The NRA
The Epoch Times ("CLINTON FOUNDATION: PAY TO PLAY?&quot
Something called Conservative Buzz

I'm sure there are others. Isn't there a way to stop google AdSense from serving up this garbage on DU?

[Codeine]

1. It's fantastic.

Wasted effort with zero payoff for the right wing advertisers.

[customerserviceguy]

6. Yep

Let 'em piss away their money for our benefit!

[Thekaspervote]

13. That's true, and if you click on it costs money and pays DU. Not just here but anywhere

Spend their dime, which soon becomes a lot more, that is if everyone would do some “clicking.”

[TheBlackAdder]

25. Yep. For political campaign ads it could range from $2 per click to $5 per click. Have AV up to date

.

Now, keep this in mind.

1) You must go 1 click deeper than their landing page.

2) Your IP only counts once per day. So whether you click on it once or a dozen times, at the end of the day, there is a process that resolves duplicate clicks to prevent someone from gaming another person's ad campaign.

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[Maven]

20. True. I didn't look at it that way.

Although it's not a great way to greet visitors to the site who are not yet members.

[mitch96]

29. Just like NewsMax running on Rachels show... HA! nt

[abqtommy]

2. I run two ad blockers in Firefox, Ad Block Plus and u-Block

and I don't see any ads on DU or anywhere else.

[PandoraAwakened]

3. Yeah, your right.

Just checked out Greatest Threads and taking up half the screen space at the top is an NRA ad disparaging of Bernie & Kamala!

If I'm not allowed to report here on a Democratic politician's actual voting record that sides with tRump and Rethugs 68% of the time---because, apparently that qualifies as "disparaging a Democrat"---then why the hell is the NRA allowed to assault Democratic presidential candidates on this site?!! Wow.

[CTyankee]

8. Become a donor and poof! away go your ads! And you don't have to give that much.

I give a yearly donation. Not a lot but worth it to keep away pesky ads and support my brothers and sisters in the struggle against this monstrous president.

Give now! Banish ads! You'll be happier.

[mercuryblues]

27. Or you could report it

in Ask the administrators, with the link and they will block it from rotation

[radius777]

4. The RW outplays us everywhere online

when it comes to ads, social media, youtube, etc.

Obviously the Russians are helping the GOP ... but we fail to counter this at our own peril.

[Indykatie]

5. I Have Read That Sites Have No Control over Which Ads Are Included In the AdSense Bundles

If that's true DU may be stuck with those right wing Ads which probably represent the majority of the site's income. DU is a wonderful community and I visit almost daily. It's so cheap to purchase a membership that I'm surprised to see so many long time members and/or folks with 1000s of posts not support the site via membership. I think DU even allows us to pay what we can afford. Wouldn't it be great if everyone became a contributing member and those right wing ads wouldn't be seen by anyone?

[dsc]

7. The problem is for non members who are first time visitors

those ads are literally the first thing they see. That is a problem. Daily Kos has ads but I have never seen a right wing one there.

[Maven]

21. Exactly.

Thanks for pointing this out.

"Just become a star member and the ads go away" isn't the point.

[greyl]

10. No, AdSense has something called "Blocking controls".

Google AdSense > Blocking controls:
Enter the display URL shown on the ad or the destination URL to block new and existing ads. To learn how to find the URL or format the URL to block ads from the right pages, view our guide.

[PandoraAwakened]

16. Posted link is for AdSense PUBLISHERS

Isn't the publisher DU?

[greyl]

9. Send a message in ATA forum checking the box for "A problematic ad".

Hover over the ads, note the main domain in the URL, and let the admins know in the ATA forum here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=ata

Check the box for "A problematic ad", and paste the urls.

[Maven]

23. Thanks for the tip!

I will do that.

[tblue37]

11. Admins don't control the ads. The ads are based on the words on the page. Thus, if

a DU page is full of words like FOX, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, NRA, AK 47, etc., then the page will be filled with ads related to those people and things. Of course, you could give DU $10 for a completely as-free year--and in doing so support the site.

[SunSeeker]

12. Cough up a buck for a star membership and the ads disappear.

But you appear to already be a star member, so I have no idea why you're seeing ads. I'm a star member and I'm not seeing any ads.

[Maven]

22. I saw ads because I visited the site while (accidentally) still in incognito mode. nt

[jberryhill]

14. Good - click on 'em to make sure they pay

[Totally Tunsie]

15. As a star member, I don't normally receive any ads; however,

I somehow became signed out and the ads appeared as I was anonymous. The large ad was for apparel from the tRump store...quite a surprise to see on the DU site!

[RandiFan1290]

17. They don't care

Have you seen their other site 'the discussionist?'


Use NoScript and AdBlock

[JI7]

18. is that still around ?

[RandiFan1290]

19. yep

[LeftInTX]

24. I'm not getting rw ads

A huge Big Frog tee shirt ad (I've visited their site numerous times)
AOC, Bill Nye, EEOC wrongful termination ads
Make up ads
Clogged gutters ads
Teacher association ads

It's probably based on your browsing history. If you've researched Trump/NRA etc recently that might be why.

I will sometimes get RW stuff.pop up on other sites, but since I'm into make up and beauty products advertisers know they have a gold mine with me!

[MineralMan]

26. I haven't seen an ad on DU for years.

I understand why you saw them, but I don't understand the concern. People who come here, but who don't support DU with some sort of donation see those ads. Some visitors to DU actually ARE right-wingers, besides, if the regular commentary on other websites is any guide.

I donate once a year to DU in a one-time donation of an amount I think is appropriate.

[Bettie]

28. I reported a couple of Epoch Times

ads on Facebook and they were removed. They are awful.

[Maeve]

30. Take the ad URL to Ask the Administrators, where you'll find this:

If you have a question about a problematic ad, please be aware that DU does not pre-screen ads. We do have the ability to block them but only if we know the URL of the ad in question, so please include the URL of the ad in the form below.

[harumph]

31. Try Epic Privacy Browser - built on Chromium like Chrome - but more secure

I have this page open in both Epic and Chrome and in Epic there are no ads