Reddit is shady as fuck
“35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent”
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#192Earlier quoted context omitted.
Some people aren't selfish assholes and want the sites they use to continue to exist.
This doesn't contribute to the discussion, besides the incredibly naive viewpoint that allowing ads is the only way to support to a website.
Do you believe that people providing a service should not be able to choose how to charge for it in any other context outside of websites?
Re: “35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent”
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Re: “35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent”
#194What I don't get here is - who is doing this? I'm not sure who has the motivation to falsify clicks on Reddit ads. For Google ads, somebody might want to falsify clicks on the ads displayed on their site because they get paid by the click, but who other than Reddit would want to do that here?
One reason I've seen detected elsewhere (wish I could remember the blog post tho): adding noise and farming "human signals" to get through later tests better.
E.g. if you have a bot to click on ads to make you money, you'll be less likely to be detected if they also click other ads / have other background advertising data. Similar to how spam review accounts will also leave reviews on entirely unrelated products, both to appear more real at a glance (not just one "5 star buy now" review), and to throw off detection of "this account is obviously paid by this account".
Re: “35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent”
#195Re: “35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent”
#196Earlier quoted context omitted.
Some people aren't selfish assholes and want the sites they use to continue to exist.
Oh hey look, this argument. Do you believe that if 100% of people used adblock websites would stop existing?
Jamiquint's living depends on ads, why am I not surprised.
I am surprised he was so venomous when he had the obvious pointed out to him.
Re: “35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent”
#197Earlier quoted context omitted.
I unblock ads on sites I find useful, use frequently and want to actively support. If the ads aren't obnoxious, they stay unblocked. Sites wouldn't exist without the users, so they should keep in mind user experience when deciding how to monetize.
It's a fundamentally selfish viewpoint that you instead of the site you're using should decide how you consume what the site offers, a point of view that would be considered patently outrageous in many other contexts. Many people here confuse such a thing being possible with such a thing being morally justifiable.
If you are going to attack people for not liking ads maybe throw out a disclaimer about how you make your living?
Re: “35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent”
#198Earlier quoted context omitted.
You see, the main reason I block ads isn't because I disagree with advertising. Advertising itself is fine. I block ads because: - They are often bloated with CPU-intensive JavaScript that makes my web experience less than smooth. I demand that scrolling and other UI actions be imperceptibly fast, and 90% of the time I find it's ads that are the culprit in making them perceptibly slow. - They are often loaded with tr…
Do you also use other services and then impose your will on how payment will be made? Maybe grocery stores would be better if they worked on subscription. Do you also think it would be justifiable to run out the door with all the shit you want then mail a check later?
Nope. Those are physical goods. They hand me an avocado in return for $1.50. Actual ownership of that avocado is fully transferred at that cost.
How my system renders code, or renders a webpage, and which instructions it chooses to run or not run, are upto me, as the owner of the system. Nobody else has the right to control over my hardware. They can only make suggestions, but the final decision about which lines of code are allowed to run are mine. No transfer of ownership occurs.
Re: “35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent”
#199Earlier quoted context omitted.
That is a stupid idea and will get your accounts and IP banned from Google and Cloudflare. Use it yourself if you want, do not encourage others to use it. It is based off uBlock Origin. Just use uBlock Origin.
I’ve used AdNauseum for close to a year with no issues, it seems to be pretty good about simulating realistic clicks.
Okay, use it yourself. But do not encourage others to use it. It is adfraud and most people set it to full click through rate.
Re: “35-50% of clicks on Reddit Ads are fraudulent”
#200Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh hey look, this argument. Do you believe that if 100% of people used adblock websites would stop existing?
Jamiquint's living depends on ads, why am I not surprised. I am surprised he was so venomous when he had the obvious pointed out to him.
I haven't worked on ads for 2 years, but nice try. Do you have a substantive argument instead of an ad hominem?