Anyone else getting Repug ads in the DU feed? I realize ads pay the bills but sheesh!

[dutch777]

We say anything that faintly looks supportive of the GOP or criticizes Dems and we get censured but I have Lisha Rowe/GOP from PA in three different ads on the page.

[John Shaft]

1. Internet ads

and where they show are the result of a combination of factors, the most prominent of which is your internet browsing/viewing habits.

Are you sure you're not telling on yourself?

[wnylib]

5. Not always the case.

When I was not a star member, I used to get soft porn ads showing barely clad women in graphically seductive poses. The ads promised even better pics.

I am a heterosexual female and have never visited a porn site or even a women's lingerie site.

[ellemb]

2. I use duck duck go and have no ads.

[usonian]

7. DDG has ads, but they're clearly labeled as ads,

They're based on the search term since DDG keeps no profile on users, and clears browsing history daily ( who searched what from which IP address) though they do use geolocation based on your IP address to send ads and results from near you, which I find spooky and unwanted.

So I use iCloud private relay, and I get suggestions for the LA area and others.

A VPN would also help in this respect. Google does keep profiles, and though they disclaim it, I think they keep shadow profiles of people who don't have a Google account.

Consider me paranoid, since I ran one of the early websites on the internet and got 300 pieces of spam emails before most people had even heard of email.

[Fla Dem]

3. You do know that even a $5 donation to DU would give you ad free viewing.

[DeepWinter]

4. Your ads

are mostly connected to your Cookies, which is your internet browsing. Not all, but many.

[usonian]

6. Double your fun

I use an ad-blocker everywhere. The FBI recommends using one to defeat malware.
https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2022/PSA221221
Cyber Criminals Impersonating Brands Using Search Engine Advertisement Services to Defraud Users

And I donate to DU. Star members see no ads.

[lamp_shade]

8. I see that you don't have a star.

[Chakaconcarne]

9. No, I donate to DU.