I accidentally clicked in a ad in the past week. Does it count?
this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2024
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Quite often:
- To support the site the ad is placed on
- To cost money to the ad's sponsor if I don't like them
Sometimes I click on ads for mobile games if I think they actually look fun. They just redirect straight into the app store so there's not much chance of anything bad happening
Willingly, maybe 4 years ago.
I sometimes click on Instagram-Ads because some of them are so unhinged that I have to find out what they are about?
Iโve clicked on ads (primarily Instagram actually) because it is an ad that is for a product or service I was actually looking for but didnโt have the time/knowledge to actually go searching for it
I don't remember ever clicking an ad. I probably have, but I don't remember ever doing it.
I pay for as much content as I can, to avoid that vomit.