Internet ads with weird fixations

[lazybloke]

Clearly it's time to reinstall the adblocker.

There's been a lot of talk about the males of Cyclechat being shown unwanted ads for bras, and various other items of women's apparel.
The latest weirdness on my computer is that some advertising AI has decided I live in "Abinger Hammer".

If not for being bisected by the A25 it would be a fantastic village nestling at the base of the North Downs; there's a lovely green, a restaurant or two, some watercress beds, a farm shop. And a clock. Oh, and the place always looked gorgeous on the RideLondon TV coverage.
Yes yes, but I DON'T live there, I'm about 10 miles away.


So why am I seeing these ads? (These were on on a single page of road.cc):

"These anthracite radiators are the most sold in Abinger Hammer"
"Abinger Hammer: Unsold Cruise Cabins Are Almost Being Given Away"
"This emerald necklace is the most sought-after product in Abinger Hammer"
"Abinger Hammer: Unsold sofas are distributed almost for nothing"
"The Actual Cost of One Day Full Mouth Dental Implants in Abinger Hammer Might...."
"Abinger Hammer: This is how much delivery drivers make in 2021 (see their salaries)"


What a load of **ite!

 

[PeteXXX]

Abinger Hammer was a heck of a lot busier before the M25.. But that's nothing to do with your adverts, I suspect..

 

[CharlesF]

You can use this to check where the “internet” thinks you’re located

 

[classic33]

You can use this to check where the “internet” thinks you’re located

Appears that I've moved to Stevenage!

 

[FishFright]

Clearly it's time to reinstall the adblocker.

There's been a lot of talk about the males of Cyclechat being shown unwanted ads for bras, and various other items of women's apparel.
The latest weirdness on my computer is that some advertising AI has decided I live in "Abinger Hammer".

If not for being bisected by the A25 it would be a fantastic village nestling at the base of the North Downs; there's a lovely green, a restaurant or two, some watercress beds, a farm shop. And a clock. Oh, and the place always looked gorgeous on the RideLondon TV coverage.
Yes yes, but I DON'T live there, I'm about 10 miles away.


So why am I seeing these ads? (These were on on a single page of road.cc):

"These anthracite radiators are the most sold in Abinger Hammer"
"Abinger Hammer: Unsold Cruise Cabins Are Almost Being Given Away"
"This emerald necklace is the most sought-after product in Abinger Hammer"
"Abinger Hammer: Unsold sofas are distributed almost for nothing"
"The Actual Cost of One Day Full Mouth Dental Implants in Abinger Hammer Might...."
"Abinger Hammer: This is how much delivery drivers make in 2021 (see their salaries)"


What a load of **ite!

10 whole miles ?? That's practically another planet !

 

[lazybloke]

10 whole miles ?? That's practically another planet !

Well, "Provider A" thinks I'm adrift in the Atlantic. Whatever floats your boat!

 

[Chris S]

I'm in Birmingham but I get adds targeted for London and the South East.

 

[a.twiddler]

Do you really want a bunch of unaccountable, poorly regulated, profit motivated opportunists to bombard you with targeted advertising?
Use a VPN. That really will confuse them.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

You can use this to check where the “internet” thinks you’re located

For me its just showing an error and wants me to upload my location, that might be because I'm on my desktop.

 

[lazybloke]

For me its just showing an error and wants me to upload my location, that might be because I'm on my desktop.

Someone needs to try it with a starlink connection.

 

[classic33]

Do you really want a bunch of unaccountable, poorly regulated, profit motivated opportunists to bombard you with targeted advertising?
Use a VPN. That really will confuse them.

I've moved to Newcastle Upon Tyne.

 

[oldwheels]

I am often regarded as being in Oban about 21road miles and a 6 mile ferry journey away.
Sometimes I do post from about 6 miles east of Oban.

 

[Alex321]

For several years after I switched to Plusnet, all the adverts etc. Used to think I was in Sheffield (where they are based), several hundred miles away from my actual location, but nowadays, it gets Bridgend, which is only a few miles away.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

My advertisers think I live in either Decatur, Georgia, (home of Michael Stipe) or Stevenage. I get ads urging me to check out the cheapest exhausts / mattresses / drugstores in all of Dekalb County, and adverts for takeaways who deliver in Stevenage old town. I don't live there.

 

[classic33]

Public computer, that deletes everything after logging off.