And of course they want a credit card on file for “age verification” 😉 or they won’t let you chat with the bots
I always click on annoying ads just to fuck with their ad budget, this appeared after clicking on a fake download button.
Just curious, how does this affect companies’ ad budget if you disinterestedly click on ads?
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.
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.
