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Joan Marie, THANK YOU!!!! It really means a lot that you are taking swift action on thisJoan Marie wrote: ↑07 Jun 2020, 13:48 YIKES!!!
You were not logged in I assume, because members do not see ads.
That aside, I will shut off the ad program if it is running political ads.
I will contact google ads about this.
Nobody wants that.
Sorry for that, I had no idea they were doing that.
I have contacted Google ads about this and asked if there is a way to block political ads or do I have to disable the ads until after the election.RavenOfSummer wrote: ↑07 Jun 2020, 13:56 Joan Marie, THANK YOU!!!! It really means a lot that you are taking swift action on thisI do think as Pen also suggested I must not have been logged in on my phone- I usually browse the forum on my computer and it was probably so long since I visited on my phone that I was automatically logged out. In any case, I really appreciate your concern and your action on this. It makes all the difference in the forum continuing to feel like a safe space
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Thank you Joan Marie!!Joan Marie wrote: ↑07 Jun 2020, 14:41 I found a setting in google ads where I can block political ads. I have now done that.
I also blocked a couple of other annoying ad types. I was not aware I could do that, but now it's done.
Hopefully that takes care of the problem.
I will wait a couple of days before enabling the ads. Again, only non-signed-in users see them. But political ads, especially the ones you reported, are a no-go here.
FYI- I run the ads for 2 reasons:
1. It's an incentive for people to join the forum so they can use it without the distraction of the ads.
2. It brings in a teensy bit of money. I mean, it's literally pennies a day. They don't pay until my "revenues" exceed €70. I have been using goolge ads for just over a year now and am expecting my first check later this month for €80 or so. So, it's not exactly a big cash cow but I won't turn it down either.
Reason 1 is my main reason. But if changing the settings doesn't fix the problem of political ads I will kick the whole thing to the curb.
Anyone seeing any political ads of any kind, please let me know. Because I am in Europe I do not think I would see American political ads anyway so I rely on you guys to let me know.
Thank you!!