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exactly. have you ever tried to watch youtube without adblock? I started reporting them when they temporarily were able to get around adblock because they were obvious scams, but thats 90% of the ads on there. google/facebook ads are barely above pornsite advertisements as of 2024.

the only people clicking on them are extremely low info olds

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My funniest instance was reporting an obvious crypto scam as potential SPAM or fraud to LinkedIn. It featured Wayne Gretzky promoting a can't-miss investment of lifetime.

It took less than 10 minutes for the Safety and Security team to thank me for the report, but that the ad was determined to be legit

Legit means the payment cleared.

Wayne Gretsky is on MGM gambling ads on TV. Putting us image in crypto scams isn't any worse than his "legit" ads.

Seems a little different, because MGM admits it's gambling, while the other claims to be an investment

Those ads on facebook for some random dating site, i had stumbled upon 10-15 ads in few hours while scrolling reels. I reported each one of them, until I got tired and uninstalled facebook ffs.

The weird thing about some of those ads were full NSFW content. Literally Porn. During reporitng the ads, it says "It was targeted to People from the age of 19 - 30, living in country <Some Asian Country>. It was a third world country. It seems like they don't fukin care who promotes what contents in such countries.

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