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In_The_Wind

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51. purple dildo ???

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #37)

Sun Jan 5, 2014, 02:55 PM

Jan 2014

I don't believe I've ever seen one of those around here.

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Porn on DU [View all] tom_kelly Jan 2014 OP

Screenshot? Blue_Adept Jan 2014 #1

Google ads are determined by repeated words on the page. tblue37 Jan 2014 #76

So "woo" is a porn term to Google? DJ13 Jan 2014 #102

No, but a couple of weeks ago GD was rife with p**n threads, so the Google ads algorithm tblue37 Jan 2014 #105

Those pawn threads are always trouble DJ13 Jan 2014 #106

I just got pwned, didn't I? tblue37 Jan 2014 #107

No, I think I did! DJ13 Jan 2014 #108

Look Out Tom jehop61 Jan 2014 #2

That was because it wasn't your first time pintobean Jan 2014 #18

Can't hear you... pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #30

Why should they have to ask more than once? Renew Deal Jan 2014 #31

Is this the forum to ask? pintobean Jan 2014 #35

It was explained to the poster on 3 different locked threads on what to do. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #36

But the ads are not chosen by the site owner. They are tblue37 Jan 2014 #77

thank you so very much jehop61 Jan 2014 #43

Remembering back to Tuesday is not keeping tabs. pintobean Jan 2014 #45

I think you should have just agreed with him. grantcart Jan 2014 #64

DU isn't for everybody. Kaleva Jan 2014 #27

Maybe it's your browsing and search history. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #3

I get it too jehop61 Jan 2014 #4

No one knows how google data mines. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #7

It comes from the content of the website Renew Deal Jan 2014 #32

So, these threads just add to the problem. pintobean Jan 2014 #33

Whatever you do, don't mention "purple dildo" pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #37

I wouldn't dare pintobean Jan 2014 #38

DUzy! pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #39

Well done. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #82

purple dildo ??? In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #51

It was the handle of a gardening implement in an advertisement jberryhill Jan 2014 #83

So that's the story behind the purple dildo ads people were saying they saw! Kaleva Jan 2014 #88

So it was a hoe not a dildo? rug Jan 2014 #92

... pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #94

Precisely, which is why I edited my posts to use asterisks when tblue37 Jan 2014 #78

you must be lying or your husband/wife is looking at porn behind your back. Whisp Jan 2014 #42

Porn is offensive? TransitJohn Jan 2014 #68

Have you ordered male performance assistance medications online, or male bluestate10 Jan 2014 #70

I'm an old lady jehop61 Jan 2014 #72

Install Adblock Plus, problem solved. idwiyo Jan 2014 #5

Yeah, I was like... Shandris Jan 2014 #6

I can't imagine visiting any website without Adblock Plus. idwiyo Jan 2014 #9

Once you get the exceptions set up, the freedom and speed of commercial-free Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #11

WOAH! No, I've never heard of that one! Shandris Jan 2014 #12

You should also check BetterPrivacy too. It removes LSO cookies. idwiyo Jan 2014 #17

Yah I saw that in the FAQ for Destructing... Shandris Jan 2014 #19

You are very welcome! Hopefully others will see out posts and try these ad-ons too. idwiyo Jan 2014 #20

I use Cookie Monster now edhopper Jan 2014 #23

It is similar to Self-Destructing cookies add-on. I use SDC as it gives enough control idwiyo Jan 2014 #25

I use Better Privacy now edhopper Jan 2014 #28

You are welcome! :) idwiyo Jan 2014 #40

I don't think this person's problem is seeing the ads him/herself... Silent3 Jan 2014 #41

the adds he is seeing have nothing to do with DU and everything to do with idwiyo Jan 2014 #48

No--it is determined by words that appear often, so all those tblue37 Jan 2014 #79

very strange how it doesn't affect me whe I don't log in and use unmodified browser. idwiyo Jan 2014 #81

I'm not sure how much control a site using Google AdSense has. Silent3 Jan 2014 #95

Very limited and I doubt Skinner will click on "adult material ROCKS" option. :) idwiyo Jan 2014 #96

Ah, but is there a "adult material doesn't rock" option that can be clicked, but hasn't been? n/t Silent3 Jan 2014 #97

Damn, you have a point there! Didn't think about that one! idwiyo Jan 2014 #98

The adsense algorithms are based on an arcane science, from the original Sanskrit. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2014 #8

Stop going to porn sites long enough to clean windoze from your system and get a grownup OS, Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #10

Linux doesn't like to run my WoW... Shandris Jan 2014 #13

Early morning sarcasm is just one of the many services we offer here at ET's House of Fun. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #15

boy are you wrong jehop61 Jan 2014 #71

See what happens when you use certain words? William769 Jan 2014 #74

Thank You for Your Advice tom_kelly Jan 2014 #84

Really hoping for a screenshot. Anyone? Blue_Adept Jan 2014 #14

I've got a screen shot of a porn site ad on DU Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #24

I have never seen such an add... Agschmid Jan 2014 #53

Oh, it's a porn site all right Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #85

I think you have malware... Agschmid Jan 2014 #86

I might have malware Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #87

Yes geolocation does likely matter quite a bit... Agschmid Jan 2014 #89

Get a DU Star. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #16

funnily enough i never see porn ads and i am on porn sites daily loli phabay Jan 2014 #109

Its weird how cross connections are made. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #110

Dear Tom, check your browser history intaglio Jan 2014 #21

Darn cat! pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #22

It's twue, it's twue pintobean Jan 2014 #26

Copy the URL from the Ad and go to "Ask the Administrators" mockmonkey Jan 2014 #29

Google and their ad partners are really sleazy. That becomes clear. nt Romulox Jan 2014 #34

I have a star. But I opened another browser and looked at the DU front page. hunter Jan 2014 #44

All I got was "5 foods you shouldn't eat" and a memory for a Mac ad hobbit709 Jan 2014 #46

Mine too. Something to do with some game. Is that what you are seeing? n/t Drew2510 Jan 2014 #47

That's What I See Too otohara Jan 2014 #80

Like another other business, DU is all about the $$$$ bigwillq Jan 2014 #49

If you BobUp Jan 2014 #50

Funny, I don't see any ads on DU, ever. I wonder why that is? notadmblnd Jan 2014 #52

it is a derivative benefit provided for the pure of heart. grantcart Jan 2014 #67

It's homeopathic herbal porn. Codeine Jan 2014 #54

I've never seen porn ads. You are probably being remarketed to NoOneMan Jan 2014 #55

Probably due to the discussions of porn on DU treestar Jan 2014 #56

Why is there WOO PORN ON DU??? L0oniX Jan 2014 #57

I blame it on that song... pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #59

No it dint! Steppenwolf: Porn to be Wild L0oniX Jan 2014 #60

You're right! I guess I'm just porn to lose... pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #65

Report it to the admins. Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #58

You miss the point of threads like this jberryhill Jan 2014 #61

Self-fulfilled prophecy? LAGC Jan 2014 #63

Correct jberryhill Jan 2014 #69

I find most sasquatch porn distasteful. hunter Jan 2014 #75

Perhaps. n/t Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #66

Interesting that NOBODY has pointed out the obvious solution... brooklynite Jan 2014 #100

Perhaps someone else viewed it on your PC? AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #62

It may also be that you use terms that have double meanings. Savannahmann Jan 2014 #73

Here's a screenshot I just took of a DU ad... Indi Guy Jan 2014 #90

Web studies show hentail porn is really popular in Kentucky Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #99

The Angels need clothes. It's 5 degrees outside and they are dressed in that? n/t Gore1FL Jan 2014 #104

Interesting choice of button placement here... Indi Guy Jan 2014 #91

A couple more DU screenshots... Indi Guy Jan 2014 #93

Because The Google knows what you want. BlueStreak Jan 2014 #101

The important thing is, how reasonable are the offers? Gore1FL Jan 2014 #103