Moonrise2473@feddit.it to AssholeDesign@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoDating site clearly states on ToS that all the hot girls nearby you are botsfeddit.itexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkDating site clearly states on ToS that all the hot girls nearby you are botsfeddit.itMoonrise2473@feddit.it to AssholeDesign@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
And of course they want a credit card on file for “age verification” 😉 or they won’t let you chat with the bots
minus-squarebennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoJust curious, how does this affect companies’ ad budget if you disinterestedly click on ads?
minus-squareDendr0@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoIn theory, whomever is running the ad pays per click or w/e. In practice, it does nothing but expose your own system to potential risk.
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoBecause someone paid for that click, and will spend more money because of “how many clicks” they got. Basically, clicking on ads you aren’t interested in wastes someone’s money (and makes money for the site, depending on how the ads are bought/placed).
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 months agoThat assumes they are paying perclick, and you are exchanging your time for their cost. If it makes you happy because it pays for the site, go for it, but you are probably costing the ad buyers a tiny fraction of a penny per click.
Just curious, how does this affect companies’ ad budget if you disinterestedly click on ads?
In theory, whomever is running the ad pays per click or w/e. In practice, it does nothing but expose your own system to potential risk.
Because someone paid for that click, and will spend more money because of “how many clicks” they got.
Basically, clicking on ads you aren’t interested in wastes someone’s money (and makes money for the site, depending on how the ads are bought/placed).
That assumes they are paying perclick, and you are exchanging your time for their cost. If it makes you happy because it pays for the site, go for it, but you are probably costing the ad buyers a tiny fraction of a penny per click.