Post #4252348
2026-07-30 18:53 UTC
@tessarakt@mastodon.social @briankrebs@infosec.exchange defrauding ad customers sounds worse: some of those are bottom-feeders selling dreck but almost every small business owner I've heard from has stories about paying for online ads, burning through their budget, and seeing absolutely no impact on sales. No matter how you feel about ads in general, that's not sending money to deserving parties and the ad networks still get their cut.
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@radioclash@retro.pizza 2026-07-30 19:42
@acdha@code4lib.social @tessarakt@mastodon.social @briankrebs@infosec.exchange click fraud is endemic in the industry. if they are foolish enough to pay for CPC without researching it, after many many scandals including the ad networks (Google!) getting caught ripping folks off... ...then I really don't feel sad for them.