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Originally Posted by wiredgeorge
Every page has an ad on the right hand side; in fact two of them, of some guy holding a dead rat. Maybe start checking the images advertisers use as I am sick of looking at the rats. Probably the only one who has chased mice all over my camper recently but the rats traumatize me!  |
The website itself doesn't decide which ads you see... they only get paid to provide the space. The advertising agency decides which ads to show you and there are a number of different algorithms it'll use.
For example, if you let the Instagram app on your smartphone have access to your microphone (camera), it will listen in and show you relevant ads based on conversations you are having.