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CodesInChaos on Sept 18, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: I just realized I have been running 99% fraud site...

> the only loser is the advertisers

In the short run yes. In the long run the cost per ad view/click drops and legitimate sites suffer from reduced ad revenue.

krageon on Sept 18, 2020 [–]

In that case everyone wins, because they'll be positively stimulated to not be funded by ads.

washadjeffmad on Sept 18, 2020 | | [–]

You'll only summon more marketers with incantations like that.

ffdjjjffjj on Sept 18, 2020 | | [–]

I don’t think the genuine content publishers who go out of business win.

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