Been a really long time I have actually clicked on an actual ad, unless we're including closing the pop up thing every time you boot up Steam. I couldn't remember the last ad I actually clicked on if we're not including the Steam thing.
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Only accident ever. I hate ads. Always have. I go out of my way to not buy things over advertised to me.
Last year I clicked on an ad for a video game. The process was so clunky that I was better off Googling it and taking the link to its Steam page.
Bought a sweater I saw in an ad. Like a 70s style one, like it was the sweater that inspired both Tron and the Twister board game. Hasnβt arrived yet but Iβm hopeful it isnβt complete trash.
Intentionally? Probably when ads for Wheel of Time Season 2 started showing up and I clicked through to see if they had a release date.
Unintentionally through misclick? Probably yesterday
Unintentionally through deception? Seconds ago
Years. Hell, it's months since I've even seen one ... and that was just because sometimes when you start your browser a page will load before the adblocker is loaded.
Advertisements aren't necessarily obtrusive or a bad thing. There are several content creators, Webstores, mailing lists, etc. that I'm subscribed to and whose ads I look forward to because I don't use social media but still want to be aware of new releases. I clicked on an ad from HYDRA + FOTOGRAFΓA that I got in my inbox earlier today
There were some nicely packed boobs. I like boobs.
I dont think I've ever click on an ad on purpose. I've clicked for mistake I closed right away. Never ever bought anything from an ad.
I scroll past the sponsored Google result links to get to the non-sponsored one that was "identical". I haven't intentionally clicked an ad in a while. Generally if I want to click an ad I just Google what I need to not need to. I use a pi-hole so generally I don't see them.
I click on Instagram ads probably a couple times a week. Otherwise, not sure.
For the Samsung galaxy s3. What a disappointment that became! Never again.
Crossellers, sure. But actual ads, I cannot remember ever having voluntarily clicked on one. Not once in my entire >40 years of life.
On purpose? I vaguely remember doing so once several years ago, but I don't remember what the ad was for.
On desktop I'm at no risk of accidentally clicking on ads because I have uBlock Origin, but on mobile, more specifically on the YouTube app, I'll occasionally accidentally tap an ad or "promoted" video.
If you use Firefox for Android you can install ublock. Also there are third party YouTube apps without ads.
A couple weeks ago when I bought a new wallet. Which Iβm very pleased with so far.
I just don't like if I forget to go incognito VPN and shop to buy something, then buy something, so I'm done shopping for it, but then see it non stop in adds for the next 2 months.
I ALREADY BOUGHT A DAMNED PAIR OF WORK BOOTS!
Google's and Meta's main business are ads?? I do doubt this! Their main business is hoarding data about you and everybody and selling that data to anyone willing to buy it.
Neither Google nor Meta sell data. The data is what makes the company valuable, so it doesn't make sense for them to sell it (otherwise, competitors could just buy their data). They keep all the data for themselves, to improve their ad targeting algorithms.
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The internet has ads?
Iβve clicked on ads (primarily Instagram actually) because it is an ad that is for a product or service I was actually looking for but didnβt have the time/knowledge to actually go searching for it
Never since I installed a program that prevents me from doing so by accident.
Recently had one for a world of Warcraft private server which seemed cool
Quite often:
- To support the site the ad is placed on
- To cost money to the ad's sponsor if I don't like them
Been a long time. The last time I got affected was via a Shockwave/Flash banner ad for the movie "Moulin Rouge," which dates this story. It's not so much that I clicked on it, but it was on a forum banner ad. I didn't get a virus as much as I got "VOULEZ-VOUS COUCHER AVEC MOI!!" screaming from my speakers from out of nowhere with no warning.
While the head of our Canadian operations was in my office.
Who, of course, spoke French.
Thankfully, she just teased me about it and I didn't get fired.
Been using an ad blocker ever since.
I sometimes click on Instagram-Ads because some of them are so unhinged that I have to find out what they are about?
I accidentally clicked in a ad in the past week. Does it count?