This website has had some...weird adds.

Have you seen weird adds?

  • Only animal crossing adds

  • No adds(I'm not counting add block software)

  • Unsatisfactory adds (whatever that may be, think would I want your grandma seeing it?)


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Google Ads are nearly always based on a profile Google has built up of you and you can actually see what they think you're interested in and correct them if they're wrong.

It's pretty useful to see this stuff anyway honestly, helps you keep on top of the kind of data Google have on you. I usually turn it all off because frankly it only stands to benefit Google and make them $$$ off of my data, which they collected for free.

If you have ad personalisation turned off (which plenty of people do - but it's not off by default) then you'll be entered into the wild west of ads, where the most context they have to go off of is the site you're currently browsing, so it makes sense in that case that there'd be an ad based on buying bells on an Animal Crossing forum.

Hey on a side note don't forget you can always see the activity log that Google uses to suggest ads to you and clear it up any time you like!
 
The ads I'm seeing on here are related to online shopping or shopping in general, while not Animal Crossing related they aren't unsatisfactory ads.
 
That's where I get ads, but I've never seen anything bad, just a bunch of University advertisement or phone service provider ads.
I use Google Chrome and don't have an ad blocker.

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Usually ads are cater to you, they aren't usually 100% based on your search. Here's what you may see the ad:



Does any of the criterias might be why you have the ad @Druidsleep?
The weird thing is no
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The weird thing is no
I'm sorry
It's "ad" not "add"
(short for advertisement)
Boi
That's where I get ads, but I've never seen anything bad, just a bunch of University advertisement or phone service provider ads.
I use Google Chrome and don't have an ad blocker.

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That's were mine are aswell!
 
Welp I've been getting life insurance ads lately.
Hopefully, google has mistaken me for my 91 year old neigbour. :unsure:
 
I've seen ads for the company across the road from where I used to work until recently. The curse of working from home during lockdown. 😓
 
i got an ad with Christ on it saying to “join and be welcomed to salvation”. strange because although i am catholic i had never searched/ spoken about religion to where it may have recommended me such a thing. i think its totally random
 
The only adds I ever get here and the only banner adds I usually get elsewhere are for CEX, a British video game store. They're trying to sell me several switch games, namely The Princess Guide and Saints Row The Third (which I do actually want).
 
i get a heck ton of best buy ads, but that's probably because i bought a monitor from them last week. luckily not much else :-)
 
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Yeahhh ummm

I don't even know Russian

If someone could translate I'd be interested to know what was trying to be sold to me
 
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Yeahhh ummm

I don't even know Russian

If someone could translate I'd be interested to know what was trying to be sold to me

omfg that is wild I have never seen an ad in a foreign language before!!

So I tried a couple translations and I'm basically getting this:

Gift photo album of Jerusalem
Images of Jerusalem - best photos.
Do you care about Jerusalem?
KKL-JNF provides you the opportunity to get a unique present.



So ya KKL-JNF wants you to buy some photos of Jerusalem :)

Also I've never gotten an ad on here, but uh I may get some Russian ones now after this pffft.
 
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