They call it “dark traffic” - ads that are not seen by tech-savvy users who have excellent ad blockers.

Not surprised that its growing. The web is unusable without an ad blocker and its only getting worse, and will continue to get worse every month.

  • chellomere@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    To think that Google once had ads that I considered OK, just a bunch of text and links. How times have changed…

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      Advertisers will always keep pushing things trying to find the limit where people will just barely tolerate it. Then when they push it too far they cry “no fair!” When people stop putting up with it.