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[–] Pissnpink@feddit.uk 8 points 2 months ago (5 children)

If you click the ad does the company have to pay like a fraction of a cent or something for a click through? Like if I always click on the ads can I make them pay for having waisted my time if it’s only a little bit?

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

That's the idea behind the AdNauseum browser extension. "Click" on every single ad so that the data becomes worthless and the companies that are advertising have a negative return on investment. But it does mean that the ad server company gets more money.

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