IamSauerKraut OP t1_j3jh87g wrote on January 9, 2023 at 12:13 AM

Reply to comment by Guygan in Stories on the movie about the Zumba lady. by IamSauerKraut

I've never browsed for anything related to the women of Ukraine. Or for dancing ladies for that matter.

Aggressive_FIamingo t1_j3jsyte wrote on January 9, 2023 at 1:34 AM

Someone who uses your internet connection clearly does. Those ads don't come out of nowhere. I just disabled my adblocker and the ads I'm getting on their articles are for the Salvation Army and some shoe company. I'm certainly not getting adult ads.

AnythingToAvoidWork t1_j3tb934 wrote on January 10, 2023 at 10:42 PM

They might use a VPN. Those IPs are shared.

Ad logic can also be pretty tangential.

I searched for a duck themed tie for a murder mystery dinner thing and I immediately started getting ads for hunting gear.

The very fact that they know there's a movie about that person (news to me) probably means they've searched her

DidDunMegasploded t1_j3lbc7b wrote on January 9, 2023 at 10:12 AM

Have you said anything related to the women of Ukraine with your phone in close proximity?

Because lemme tell you, my phone can pick up on me mentioning one thing about Facebook and I get Facebook ads up the wazoo for weeks. Might be the same deal here.

IamSauerKraut OP t1_j3lzrtc wrote on January 9, 2023 at 2:24 PM

I live in the boonies. Lone Catholic in a sea of wasps.