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Mr. V · 12-27-2025, 01:10 PM

Not to be a Donny Downer but some of the sponsored ads are quiet racy and chauvinistic as they feature women with bursting bosoms prominently on display solely to titillate the viewer.

Sure, "sex sells" but what exactly is it you are trying to sell?

You might want to tone it down.

webmaster · 12-31-2025, 05:26 PM

I do not pick the ads that Google Ads displays. They are targeted to you based on your search history, location and other factors. You can control the ads you see using Google's "My Ad Center":

https://myadcenter.google.com/home

tis · 12-31-2025, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. V

Not to be a Donny Downer but some of the sponsored ads are quiet racy and chauvinistic as they feature women with bursting bosoms prominently on display solely to titillate the viewer.

Sure, "sex sells" but what exactly is it you are trying to sell?

You might want to tone it down.

LOL! I see those too and thought Don was getting pretty racy. (Not really I didn't think they were his idea. I can certainly tell you they are not based on my search history!!!

Garcia · 12-31-2025, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by webmaster

I do not pick the ads that Google Ads displays. They are targeted to you based on your search history, location and other factors. You can control the ads you see using Google's "My Ad Center":

https://myadcenter.google.com/home

Clearly I’m not searching for the right things as I’m not getting racy ads!

Charlie T · 12-31-2025, 06:31 PM

With the financial burdens that hosting this site places on the Webmaster, I don't know that it's necessary to be critiquing any paid ad's that help to support it. I've personally not noticed anything that was out of line or offensive on this site. . Certainly nothing that's any worse than what we hear and see daily on network TV or Radio, But if you do find something offensive, simply don't click on it! Perhaps if anyone is offended by a few harmless ad's, they may want to rethink their participation in any internet activity. It's the "wild west" on the net and truly offensive content is everywhere you may go ..... or click. Just my opinion YMMV

tis · 12-31-2025, 07:31 PM

I would never click on them, I don't even look at them. They are at the top when I come onto the site.

Descant · 12-31-2025, 11:47 PM

Somebody's algorithms are tracking you guys. The last time I saw anything even closely related was a few women in bikinis for the Trump parade last July.

FlyingScot · 01-01-2026, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by webmaster

I do not pick the ads that Google Ads displays. They are targeted to you based on your search history, location and other factors. You can control the ads you see using Google's "My Ad Center":

https://myadcenter.google.com/home

Winning the award for Best Online Riposte of the Year...

TiltonBB · 01-01-2026, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Somebody's algorithms are tracking you guys. The last time I saw anything even closely related was a few women in bikinis for the Trump parade last July.

Gee, I didn't get that. Can you please forward it?

Descant · 01-02-2026, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TiltonBB

Gee, I didn't get that. Can you please forward it?

August 24, 2024. There are several videos on FB and Youtube. Here's one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c32e...Ma7Rs6&index=1

webmaster · 01-02-2026, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

August 24, 2024. There are several videos on FB and Youtube. Here's one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c32e...Ma7Rs6&index=1

Youtube is owned by Google. Viewing that video could cause you to see more political ads. Please don’t blame me!

beagle · 01-02-2026, 08:20 PM

I use a free adblocker on my computer and never see any pop up ads.

Slickcraft · 01-02-2026, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by beagle

I use a free adblocker on my computer and never see any pop up ads.

Well I normally do that. However when I learned that the modest income from ads helps keep this forum on the air, I disabled the ad blockers for this site.

Alan

thinkxingu · 01-03-2026, 06:39 AM

I'm a "premium" Tapatalk subscriber now (yay me!) but there used to be a ton of ads when I wasn't. They were never obscene, but they were always unrelated—more likely driven by Tapatalk than my Google algorithm.

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12-27-2025, 01:10 PM	#1
Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,475 Thanks: 68 Thanked 265 Times in 182 Posts	sponsored ads on this site Not to be a Donny Downer but some of the sponsored ads are quiet racy and chauvinistic as they feature women with bursting bosoms prominently on display solely to titillate the viewer. Sure, "sex sells" but what exactly is it you are trying to sell? You might want to tone it down. __________________ basking in the benign indifference of the universe

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Charlie T Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 330 Thanks: 276 Thanked 200 Times in 96 Posts	Ads are everywhere With the financial burdens that hosting this site places on the Webmaster, I don't know that it's necessary to be critiquing any paid ad's that help to support it. I've personally not noticed anything that was out of line or offensive on this site. . Certainly nothing that's any worse than what we hear and see daily on network TV or Radio, But if you do find something offensive, simply don't click on it! Perhaps if anyone is offended by a few harmless ad's, they may want to rethink their participation in any internet activity. It's the "wild west" on the net and truly offensive content is everywhere you may go ..... or click. Just my opinion YMMV

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thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,545 Thanks: 1,184 Thanked 2,179 Times in 1,355 Posts	I'm a "premium" Tapatalk subscriber now (yay me!) but there used to be a ton of ads when I wasn't. They were never obscene, but they were always unrelated—more likely driven by Tapatalk than my Google algorithm. Sent from my SM-S931U using Tapatalk