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Mr. V 12-27-2025 01:10 PM

sponsored ads on this site
 
Not to be a Donny Downer but some of the sponsored ads are quiet racy and chauvinistic as they feature women with bursting bosoms prominently on display solely to titillate the viewer.

Sure, "sex sells" but what exactly is it you are trying to sell?

You might want to tone it down.

webmaster 12-31-2025 05:26 PM

I do not pick the ads that Google Ads displays. They are targeted to you based on your search history, location and other factors. You can control the ads you see using Google's "My Ad Center":

https://myadcenter.google.com/home

tis 12-31-2025 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. V (Post 404846)
Not to be a Donny Downer but some of the sponsored ads are quiet racy and chauvinistic as they feature women with bursting bosoms prominently on display solely to titillate the viewer.

Sure, "sex sells" but what exactly is it you are trying to sell?

You might want to tone it down.

LOL! I see those too and thought Don was getting pretty racy. (Not really I didn't think they were his idea. I can certainly tell you they are not based on my search history!!!:laugh::laugh:

Garcia 12-31-2025 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by webmaster (Post 404912)
I do not pick the ads that Google Ads displays. They are targeted to you based on your search history, location and other factors. You can control the ads you see using Google's "My Ad Center":

https://myadcenter.google.com/home

Clearly I’m not searching for the right things as I’m not getting racy ads!:laugh::laugh::laugh:

Ben's Grampa 12-31-2025 06:31 PM

Ads are everywhere
 
With the financial burdens that hosting this site places on the Webmaster, I don't know that it's necessary to be critiquing any paid ad's that help to support it. I've personally not noticed anything that was out of line or offensive on this site. . Certainly nothing that's any worse than what we hear and see daily on network TV or Radio, But if you do find something offensive, simply don't click on it! Perhaps if anyone is offended by a few harmless ad's, they may want to rethink their participation in any internet activity. It's the "wild west" on the net and truly offensive content is everywhere you may go ..... or click. Just my opinion YMMV

tis 12-31-2025 07:31 PM

I would never click on them, I don't even look at them. They are at the top when I come onto the site.

Descant 12-31-2025 11:47 PM

Somebody's algorithms are tracking you guys. The last time I saw anything even closely related was a few women in bikinis for the Trump parade last July.

FlyingScot 01-01-2026 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by webmaster (Post 404912)
I do not pick the ads that Google Ads displays. They are targeted to you based on your search history, location and other factors. You can control the ads you see using Google's "My Ad Center":

https://myadcenter.google.com/home

Winning the award for Best Online Riposte of the Year...:laugh:

TiltonBB 01-01-2026 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Descant (Post 404925)
Somebody's algorithms are tracking you guys. The last time I saw anything even closely related was a few women in bikinis for the Trump parade last July.

Gee, I didn't get that. Can you please forward it? :)

Descant 01-02-2026 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TiltonBB (Post 404930)
Gee, I didn't get that. Can you please forward it? :)

August 24, 2024. There are several videos on FB and Youtube. Here's one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c32e...Ma7Rs6&index=1

webmaster 01-02-2026 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant (Post 404959)
August 24, 2024. There are several videos on FB and Youtube. Here's one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c32e...Ma7Rs6&index=1

Youtube is owned by Google. Viewing that video could cause you to see more political ads. Please don’t blame me! ;)

beagle 01-02-2026 08:20 PM

use an adblocker
 
I use a free adblocker on my computer and never see any pop up ads.

Slickcraft 01-02-2026 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by beagle (Post 404966)
I use a free adblocker on my computer and never see any pop up ads.

Well I normally do that. However when I learned that the modest income from ads helps keep this forum on the air, I disabled the ad blockers for this site.

Alan

thinkxingu 01-03-2026 06:39 AM

I'm a "premium" Tapatalk subscriber now (yay me!) but there used to be a ton of ads when I wasn't. They were never obscene, but they were always unrelated—more likely driven by Tapatalk than my Google algorithm.

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